Karen Gillan, Josh Hutcherson, and Clive Owen are starring in the exorcism thriller Blasphemous.

The project comes from a 2023 Black List script by Luke Piotrowski (The Night House). The film marks Piotrowski’s feature directorial debut. 

The film’s synopsis reads: Two clerics – a rookie priest (Josh Hutcherson) and his devout mentor (Clive Owen) must transport a possessed young woman (Karen Gillan) to a secure location for an exorcism. All hell breaks loose when she unexpectedly escapes, putting their lives on the line and their faith to the ultimate test.

Scott Strauss (The Pope’s Exorcist) of Badlands, Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee of Thunder Road (John Wick), Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions (Jumanji franchise), and Karen Gillan and Jess Biddle of Red Riot Pictures are producing, with Michael Rothstein, Samuel Hall, and Warren Goz executive producing on behalf of North.Five.Six, with Kimberly Bialek overseeing for Seven Bucks Productions.

North.Five.Six and CAA Media Finance are launching world sales on the project at the upcoming European Film Market. Production begins in New York in August.