Laurence Fishburne Joins Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’

Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick franchise) is the latest to join Mike Flanagan‘s The Exorcist. The Oscar nominee joins the previously announced Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers), Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet), Diane Lane (Unfaithful), and Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave). Flanagan is producing and directing via his Red Room Pictures banner. Alexandra Magistro will also executive produce for Red Room Pictures. David Robinson produces for Morgan Creek…

Caroline C Ryan

February 5, 2026

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Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick franchise) is the latest to join Mike Flanagan‘s The Exorcist.

The Oscar nominee joins the previously announced Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers), Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet), Diane Lane (Unfaithful), and Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave).

Flanagan is producing and directing via his Red Room Pictures banner. Alexandra Magistro will also executive produce for Red Room Pictures. David Robinson produces for Morgan Creek Entertainment. Jason Blum and Ryan Turek serve as producer and executive producer, respectively, for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.

The Blumhouse-Atomic Monster-Morgan Creek-Universal production is scheduled to open in theaters on March 12, 2027.