The Exorcist: Believer fell well short of expectations in 2023. Then The Exorcist: Believer ‘s planned sequel movie lost its release date and its director in early 2024. It seemed like the reboot of the famous franchise was in some trouble. But now, Mike Flanagan will direct the next Exorcist movie for Blumhouse and Universal pictures (at one point titled, The Exorcist: Deceiver ).

The new Exorcist movie will not, however, be a sequel to Believer . A release notes, “The film will tell an all-new story set in The Exorcist universe and is not a sequel to 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer .” Instead, Flanagan’s movie will be a “radical new take on The Exorcist.”

The film did have a March 2026 release date; however, that is no longer the case. According to The Hollywood Rep

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