How many exorcism movies can one Russell Crowe star in?
From The Pope’s Exorcist to The Exorcism, Russell Crowe is obsessed with the possessed
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He’s been a Gladiator. He’s been a Nice Guy. He’s been a Pope’s Exorcist. Now get ready to see Russell Crowe as you’ve never seen him before. In The Exorcism, Russell Crowe plays an actor playing an exorcist. Well, at least that’s somewhat of a change—but will he still ride a Lambretta Scooter?
Crowe stars as Anthony Miller, an actor in the throes of a breakdown during the cursed production of an exorcism-based horror movie. Directed by Joshua John Miller, writer of the similarly meta Final Girls and son of Exorcist actor Jason Miller, whose character Father Karras defenestrated himself after accepting possession of the demon Pazuzu, the movie is loosely based on his childhood experiences. In a statement, Miller says his father “never shied away from telling [him] stories of just how ‘cursed’ [The Exorcist] was.”
The first trailer, which has way more David Hyde Pierce than anyone could’ve expected, hammers home the conceit by name-checking The Exorcist and The Omen’s on-set disturbances. The accidents have become the stuff of Hollywood mythology, attracting the likes of famed exorcism movie participant Russell Crowe.
To everyone’s delight, last year, Crowe starred in The Pope’s Exorcist, a film that, aside from being reportedly pretty fun, led to photos of Crowe on a scooter, which was definitely really fun. Don’t let us down, The Exorcism. Please give him a scooter and let the Crowe fly.
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Next year, Crowe stars in The Exorcist’s Exorcism, wherein he plays an actor who plays an actor who plays an exorcist. The year after that…
…he’s playing an actor who’s playing The Pope who has to help exorcise some, uh…actors.
Honestly, he really should get back to his roots, where it all started.
The Pope’s Exorcist’s Exorcist
Exorcism, Exorcist. What he really needs is some exer…CISE! *Laughs like Waldorf and Statler*
Richard Simmons IS Father Damien Karrass IN The Exercist!
Um, all of them?
Guess now he’s makin’ movies, makin’ songs and fightin’ demons ‘round the world!
When the woman character said he’s being “erratic” it did sound like “erotic” and I thought “please no.”
Funny, I thought “yes please”.
OK!
Dude is in 2 movies that features exorcism: he’s obsessed!
I care more about which dipshit said Final Girls was Dopey in the title of their review. Fuck you! That movie was great!