A Still from 'The Ritual' | Photo Credit: Xyz Films
Al Pacino is stepping back into the world of religious horror, this time as an exorcist, in the first trailer for The ritualDirected by David Midell, The Upcoming Horror Folm Follows two priests as they struggle to overcome their differences and perform a dangerous exorcism. Pacino Portrays Father Theophilus Riesinger, A Seasoned Prrest with a Dark Past, While Dan Stevens Plays Father Joseph Steiger, A Man Gripling with His Own Crisis of Faith. The film also stars Ashley Greene and Abigail Cowen.
The upcoming horror flick from Xyz Films is based on what the trailer calls “The most terrifying exorcism in American history.” Pacino's Voice-Over Warns of the Devil's relatives efforts to take the exorcism. The story is drawwn from real-life accounts of Father Riesinger's Multiple Exorcisms on Emma Schmidt, Later Known as Anna Ecklund, in the early 20th century.
The trailer offers glimpses of disturbing sequences, include controls of the possible emma, that sugges that The ritual Will Lean Into The Grotesque and Unsettling Imagery that have defined the exorcism horror subgenre. Comparisons have alredy been made to The Pope's ExorcistThe 2023 Russell Crove-LED Film that Found Success Despite Mixed Critical Reception.
The ritual releases in theatres on June 6
Published – March 26, 2025 10:24 AM IST
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