{"id":2242414,"date":"2026-01-20T16:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2242414"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:33:06","slug":"mike-flanagans-reboot-of-cult-classic-horror-officially-gets-the-update-everyone-was-waiting-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mike-flanagans-reboot-of-cult-classic-horror-officially-gets-the-update-everyone-was-waiting-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Flanagan&#8217;s Reboot of Cult Classic Horror Officially Gets the Update Everyone Was Waiting For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1093039\/\">Mike Flanagan<\/a> might be a frequent <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000175\/\">Stephen King<\/a> collaborator, but the filmmaker has proven his adaptation skills with many other classic authors, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000590\/\">Edgar Allan Poe<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0414047\/\">Shirley Jackson<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0416556\/\">Henry James<\/a>. His next project will reboot another classic, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070047\/\">The Exorcist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although his project isn&#8217;t a remake of the 1973 cult classic of the same name, based on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0087861\/\">William Peter Blatty<\/a>&#8216;s 1971 novel, the film is set in the same universe. Following the casting of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0424060\/\">Scarlett Johansson<\/a> in her first horror role, the film has undergone a major update. Per Variety, Mike Flanagan&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070047\/\">The Exorcist<\/a> will debut on Mar. 12, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time as the release date announcement, the upcoming horror film&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Flanagan might be a frequent Stephen King collaborator, but the filmmaker has proven his adaptation skills with many other classic authors, including Edgar Allan Poe, Shirley Jackson, and Henry James. His next project will reboot another classic, The Exorcist. 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