Jacobi Jupe is set to join Scarlett Johansson in the next installment of the iconic horror franchise The Exorcist, from writer-director Mike Flanagan.
The film will tell an all-new story set in The Exorcist universe and is not a sequel to The Exorcist: Believer. It is produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Morgan Creek Entertainment and Flanagan — who also will write and direct — via his Red Room Pictures banner. Alexandra Magistro also will executive produce for Red Room. David Robinson produces for Morgan Creek. Jason Blum and Ryan Turek serve as the respective producer and executive producer for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.
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The film is set to shoot in New York next year.
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Jupe is coming off his breakthrough role as the titular character in Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet alongside Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, which premiered at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival. He received a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Young Actor for his performance in the film.
Last year, Jacobi starred opposite Billy Crystal in the Apple TV psychological thriller miniseries Before. He can also be seen in David Lowery’s Peter Pan and Wendy in which he played Michael Darling. Other TV credits include Britannia, which Jez & Tom Butterworth created for Amazon/Epix. He also plays a lead role in the musical podcast Cupid, created by Katy Cavanagh-Jupe and produced by QCode and Double Garage Films.
Jupe is repped by Independent Talent Group, Brillstein Entertainment Group and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.