The horror film about diabolical possession The Pope's Exorcist (2023) arrives in Italy, distributed by Sony Pictures, under the title. The Pope's exorcist.
Directed by Julius Avery (Overlord), the film stars Oscar winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, The Wrong Day) and will debut in Italian theaters April 13.
On the occasion of the release announcement, the official Italian trailer and poster were released, online.
The Pope's exorcist is inspired by the true writings of Father Gabriele Amorth (1925-2016), the Vatican's chief exorcist, who claimed to have performed some 70,000 exorcisms between 1986 and 2007.
Julius Avery's exorcist horror story sheds light on Father Amorth (Russell Crowe) who, investigating a boy's terrifying possession, ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy that has always been kept hidden by the Vatican.
The cast also includes Laurel Marsden (Ms. Marvel), Cornell S. John (Fantastic Animals: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Tom Bonington (Maleficent 2: Evil Lady), Alex Essoe (Midnight Mass), Daniel Zovatto (It Follows) and Franco Nero (Django, The Third Eye). The latter as Pope.
Produced by Sony, The Pope's exorcist is written by Chester Hastings, R. Dean McCreary and Evan Spiliotopoulos.
The Italian official trailer:
The Italian poster:
