Horror News: Mike Flanagan to helm new Exorcist project. Popular 2013 sci-fi thriller gets a follow-up movie.

 Reputed horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan has been tasked with expanding The Exorcist universe.

It was earlier reported that Blumhouse Productions had planned THE EXORCIST trilogy with the first one being The Exorcist: Believer followed by the sequel titled The Exorcist: Deceiver.

The Exorcist: Believer released in 2023 to poor response from critics with many calling it an unnecessary sequel.

Considering the original has a massive cult following and remembered after more than 50 years later, helming a popular movie that is held in high regard is a tremendous task.

Mike Flanagan has made his mark in the horror community with films like Oculus, Hush, and adapting Stephen King's novels Gerald's Game and Doctor Sleep.

Flanagan cemented his title as horror maestro when he wrote, produced and directed the Netflix hit The Haunting of Hill House.

He has since then created four more horror shows for Netflix which included The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and The Fall of the House of the Usher.

All of these shows were critically acclaimed and well-loved by horror fans.

Mike Flanagan manages to balance drama and horror elements seamlessly into his shows which is why most of his shows, upon release, have hit the top of the charts.

In May 2024, Mike Flanagan was reportedly in talks to direct the next Exorcist movie after the 2023 sequel received negative reviews and director David Gordon Green stepped down.

It was then reported that plans for the trilogy was officially scrapped and the new Exorcist movie was being planned.

The movie is apparently Flanagan's terrifying take on the Exorcist universe.

Considering the massive success Flanagan has received for his TV shows, no doubt the prolific filmmaker will be able to deliver a compelling movie that will be the perfect fit in the Exorcist franchise.

As of yet, no release date has been finalized for the next movie.

Released in 2013, COHERENCE quickly amassed a cult following for its mind-bending plot that got everyone trying to figure out the ending.

Coherence was not just a movie but a conundrum that may have been confusing to most people but was nevertheless entertaining enough.

Ever since its release, fans of the movies have been drawing up charts to explain how each character may have ended up in the right or wrong house.

Coherence was about a group of eight friends who have a dinner party on the night Miller's Comet was set to pass above them.

It is when this event occurs that there is a power outage and the friends scramble to find glow sticks and candles. Of course the mobile phones stop working as well.

As the movie progresses, the friends soon realize that the passing of the comet has led to an opening to alternate realities. Each of the friends see their doubles and soon realize there is another copy of them as well.

The rest of the movie focuses on the friends trying to determine if they are all in the right house or if they ended up entering the wronh house.

It is only Emily, who in the end, decides to take the place of her alternate self.

As the comet breaks into two, the "doorway" closes and Emily wakes up in a reality where there are still two versions of her.

The movie managed to receive accolades from the critics who praised the movie for having an original story and managing to make this bizarre concept work in its favor.

Coherence currently holds an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.

In May 2024, it was revealed that there were plans to make a follow-up of the hit sci-fi thriller. Whether it will be a sequel, prequel, or an entirely different story, is yet to be revealed.

The movie will once again be directed by James Ward Byrkit. The cast and plot is still under wraps as of this moment.