The Pope’s Exorcist has become one of 2023’s unexpected box office hits.Directed by Julius Avery (Samaritan), the supernatural horror film stars Russell Crowe as real-life figure Father Gabriele Amorth, a Catholic priest who claimed to have performed thousands of exorcisms over his career.The film is based on Amorth’s books, An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories released in 1990 and 1992 respectively.
Other cast members include Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe and Franco Nero.As reported by Bloody Disgusting in April, early development on a sequel is believed to be underway.
Crowe is also expected to return in the title role.The original film grossed over $76million worldwide on a low budget of $18million, making it a somewhat bankable success.
As such, while there’s no official announcement, it looks likely a sequel will make its way into existence.At the time of writing (August 15), absolutely not.
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