The Pope's Exorcist

The Pope's Exorcist is a 2023 American supernatural horror film directed by Julius Avery, and starring Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth. The film also stars Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe and Franco Nero. It is based on Amorth's memoirs An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories.

The Pope's Exorcist
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJulius Avery
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Michael Petroni
  • R. Dean McCreary
  • Chester Hastings
Based onAn Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories
by Gabriele Amorth
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKhalid Mohtaseb
Edited byMatt Evans
Music byJed Kurzel
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07)
(India)
  • April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)
(USA)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Production began in 2020 when Screen Gems bought the rights to Amorth's story. After a directorial replacement and script revisions, filming took place from August to October 2022 in Ireland. It was released in India on April 7, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 14, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Cast

Production

Development

In October 2020, Screen Gems acquired the rights to the story of Father Gabriele Amorth with Ángel Gómez hired to direct.[5] Chester Hastings and R. Dean McCreary were attached to write the script, while Michael Patrick Kaczmarek, Jeff Katz, and Eddie Siebert were set to produce the film.[6] In June 2022, Julius Avery boarded the film as director along with producer Doug Belgrad of 2.0 Entertainment.[7] Subsequent script revisions were provided by Michael Petroni and Evan Spiliotopoulos.[8]

Casting

In June 2022, Russell Crowe was cast as Amorth.[9] The following month, Alex Essoe and Daniel Zovatto joined the cast.[10] In September, Franco Nero was cast as the Pope, while Laurel Marsden, Cornell S. John, and Peter DeSouza-Feighoney were added to the cast.[3] Ralph Ineson voices the demon.[4]

Filming

Principal photography took place from August to October 2022 in Dublin and Limerick, Ireland.[11][12][13] Scenes were filmed with Crowe in Trinity College in Dublin.[14]

Release

The Pope's Exorcist was released in India on April 7, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 14, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing.[15]

Critical reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 58% of 12 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.5 out of 10. [16]

References
  1. "The Pope's Exorcist (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. "The Pope's Exorcist Domestic Production Notes". Sony Pictures. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  3. Grobar, Matt (August 9, 2022). "The Pope's Exorcist Finds Its Pope In Django 's Franco Nero; Laurel Marsden, Cornell S. John & Peter DeSouza-Feighoney Also Set For Screen Gems Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
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  5. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 26, 2020). "Ángel Gómez To Direct The Pope's Exorcist For Screen Gems". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  6. McNary, Dave (October 26, 2020). "Ángel Gómez Attached to The Pope's Exorcist Movie". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  7. Gonzalez, Umberto (June 27, 2022). "Russell Crowe to Drive the Devil Out of People in The Pope's Exorcist for Screen Gems". The Wrap. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. Squires, John (June 27, 2022). "The Pope's Exorcist: Russell Crowe Starring in Horror Movie from Overlord Director". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  9. Grobar, Matt (June 27, 2022). "Russell Crowe To Star In Julius Avery's Supernatural Thriller The Pope's Exorcist For Screen Gems". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  10. Grobar, Matt (July 29, 2022). "The Pope's Exorcist: Alex Essoe & Daniel Zovatto Join Russell Crowe In Supernatural Thriller From Screen Gems". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  11. O'Regan, Donal (August 25, 2022). "Limerick is all set to welcome Hollywood A-Lister for movie shoot". Limerick Leader. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  12. Kit, Borys (June 27, 2022). "Russell Crowe to Star in Supernatural Thriller The Pope's Exorcist (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  13. Kroll, Justin (October 28, 2022). "'Station 11's Daniel Zovatto To Co-Star In Anna Kendrick's Directorial Debut The Dating Game". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  14. Masterson, Eugene (August 3, 2022). "Russell Crowe spotted playing famous exorcist on set in Trinity College, Dublin". Sunday World. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  15. Hamman, Cody (February 21, 2023). "The Pope's Exorcist featurette gives an early look at Russell Crowe supernatural thriller". JoBlo. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  16. "The Pope's Exorcist (2023)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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