Screen Gems (via FearHQ.com) has debuted the first official trailer for upcoming supernatural horror film The Pope's Exorcist, which stars Russell Crowe (Thor: Love and Thunder) as real-life demon-fighter father Gabriele Amorth, “the legendary Italian priest who performed over 100,000 exorcisms for the Vatican.”
Supposedly based on Amorh's actual files, if what we see in this gloriously over-the-top teaser is any indication, we're in for a crazy - if not particularly original - ride.
In the movie, Amorth is called in to investigate a case of demonic possession in a young boy, only to discover that the demon in question asked for him specifically. It also looks like the Pope himself might be part of some kind of satanic conspiracy.
Check out the trailer below along with a new poster, and let us know what you think.
Amorth, who passed away in 2016 at the age of 91, claimed to have encountered all manner of inexplicable supernatural phenomena over the course of his career. Whether he was telling the truth is obviously up for debate, but something tells us this retelling may have taken just a few liberties with his story!
Overlord director Julius Avery is helming the movie from a screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos, with revisions by Chuck MacLean.
The Exorcist director William Friedkin recounted the priest's tale in the recent documentary The Devil and Father Amorth, which is now available on various VOD outlets.
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