Russell Crowe’s new movie has a great concept, but the upcoming horror has left fans scratching their heads for one reason.
Russell Crowe is officially in his horror era, with anew moviecoming out in June that’ll put him back into the scream king role. The Exorcism, directed by Joshua John Miller, stars Crowe as an actor who begins to unravel while he’s shooting a supernatural horror film. His daughter (Ryan Simpkins) starts to wonder if something malevolent is at play.
It sounds like it could be a meta ride, but fans have all noticed one key thing that makes this project an odd choice for RussellCrowe. The thing is, hejust didan exorcist-basedhorror movie.
The Pope’s Exorcistcame out last year, starring Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth. The film was based on the real-life Amorth’s book, which detailed his stories and encounters with exorcisms. It did well at the box office ($77 million), but that hasn’t stopped fans from wondering why Crowe is doing another very similarly-themed movie so soon.
OneX userjoked: “This man is collecting the exorcism movie version of the infinity stones.”Anotheradded: “Russell Crowe really in his exorcism movie era,” while athird said: “This man must be really into exorcisms.”
While it’s unexpected that Crowe would opt to do two exorcism movies so close to each other (if that is indeed a key part of The Exorcism’s plot, as the name hints), some have even suggested that the two movies could be connected. This theory might be a little far-fetched, but it would be an ingenious horror marketing tool if true.
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“If the film within the film is The Pope’s Exorcist, take all of my money,” saidone comment. Anotherasked: “Based on his real experiences filming The Pope’s Exorcist??”
Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
