Al Pacino and Dan Stevens to star in ‘The Ritual’

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• Al Pacino and Dan Stevens star in ‘The Ritual’.
• David Midell co-wrote the script and will direct.
• It is a truth-based story about possession and exorcism.

If you went to the IMDb and enter the title ‘The Ritual’, you will find yourself faced with a large number of films and short films that use that name. And that’s not including the ones that add extra words like ‘The Ritual Killer’.

So we think it’s about time there was a moratorium on the use of the title, say for about 100 years from now, to force filmmakers to find more original names for their work – even if, as in the case of director David Midell’s new film –– depends on rituals.

And stars like Al Pacino and Dan Stevens clearly don’t seem to care, as they’ve now signed on to play a pair of priests. depending on variety.

What is the story of ‘The Ritual’?

Based on a true story, the film follows two priests, one questioning his faith (Stevens) and another facing a troubled past (Pacino), who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series. of exorcisms.

The film is an authentic portrait of Emma Schmidt, an American woman whose demonic possession culminated in harrowing exorcisms. Her case remains the best-documented exorcism in American history.

Without a doubt, it is a film that has potential; After all, we’ve seen hit horror movies drawn from (or loosely based on) real-life cases, including films like ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’, last year’s Russell Crowe film ‘The Pope’s The Exorcist’ and, of course, even ‘The Exorcist’, which has its roots in reality.

Who else is in ‘The Ritual’?

Ashley Greene and Abigail Cowen are also in the cast of this one, but we expect it to expand as the film progresses.

Who is doing ‘The Ritual’?

Midell, who previously directed films such as ‘NightLights’ and ‘The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain,’ wrote the new film with his creative partner Enrico Natale.

And Stevens is no stranger to horror movies: his latest film, ‘Abigail,’ is in theaters right now, and he has ‘Cuckoo’ out later this year. As for Pacino, his most famous horror film may well be ‘The Devil’s Advocate’, in which he played John Milton, who turns out to be… well, the title is a clue. We would also include him performing as a version of himself rapping about coffee on ‘Jack and Jill’. That’s pretty scary.

When will ‘The Ritual’ hit theaters?

So far, the film, which will be distributed worldwide by XYZ Films, does not yet have a set date, but the company plans to release it next year.

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