Vertical has officially acquired the North American distribution rights to Russell Crowe’s upcoming meta horror movie, The Exorcism, formerly titled The Georgetown Project. It is now scheduled to make its theatrical debut on June 7.
In addition, Shudder has landed the Pay 1 rights to The Exorcism, which centers around an actor filming a horror movie. The Oscar winner is no stranger to the supernatural genre after starring in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist movie for Sony Pictures.
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“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play,” reads the synopsis.
The film is directed by Joshua Miller from a screenplay he co-wrote with M.A. Fortin. The film also stars Ryan Simpkins (Fear Street Trilogy), Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer), and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier). It is produced by Kevin Williamson, Ben Fast, and Bill Block, with Padraic McKinley, Scott Putman, Andrew Golov, and Thom Zadra serving as executive producers.
