Russell Crowe has a thing for exorcisms. In 2023, we watched him be a very unserious person while he fought demons as the Pope’s personal exorcist. The Pope’s Exorcist didn’t hold back on the holy horror splatter at all. Now, Russell Crowe is once again battling malevolent forces in The Exorcism, which is a completely different story, as we see in its first trailer.
This story actually highlights yet another common trope in horror films. Some group of people want to make a scary movie and somehow open themselves up to some legitimate hauntings and/or possession. Things are fine at first until strange stuff starts to happen. Usually one person starts unraveling mentally, leaving those around them wondering if they are just in need of help or if there’s truly something scary happening. The first trailer for The Exorcism doesn’t give away too many additional details, but there’s a chaotic and yelling Russell Crowe who ends up being possessed. That’s probably enough for many folks to check this movie out.
Here’s a synopsis of the film:
Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe stars as Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.
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I am totally here to see Chloe Bailey win. I know she’s super vulnerable to something bad happening because she’s portraying the possessed person in this movie-within-a-movie. But maybe she will be the last woman standing! We will have to see what happens when The Exorcism hits theaters this summer on June 7.