When is ‘The Pope’s Exorcist 2’ coming out?
nme.comThe 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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