“The Exorcist: Martyrs” Unveils Trailer, Sets Philippine Release for March 2027

Scarlett Johansson plays a detective confronting a disturbing connection to her past in The Exorcist: Martyrs, the new horror film written and directed by Mike Flanagan. Universal Pictures has released the trailer ahead of the film’s Philippine cinema opening on March 10, 2027.

Joining Johansson is Chiwetel Ejiofor in a story that brings a criminal investigation into contact with supernatural evil. Flanagan, whose work includes The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass and Doctor Sleep, directs this new chapter based on characters created by William Peter Blatty.

A closed case returns in a disturbing way

Johansson stars as New York City detective Julie Miller, who ended the killing spree of satanic serial murderer Father Sunday thirteen years earlier.

The case made Miller a hero. Since then, she has devoted herself to her work, believing that chapter of her life was behind her.

A new murder breaks that distance. Someone writes Miller’s name in an altar boy’s blood on the walls of a church crypt, drawing her into an investigation connected to the darkness she thought she had escaped.

Helping her is Father William, a former prison chaplain played by Ejiofor, who heard Father Sunday’s final confession. Sasha Calle plays rookie detective Gina Restrepo, who also joins the investigation.

According to the film’s synopsis, their search uncovers a thread connecting a lineage of serial killers, from H.H. Holmes to the Zodiac. The discovery threatens to reach beyond Miller’s work and into the lives of the people she loves.

An ensemble surrounding Johansson’s detective

The cast includes Diane Lane as Mary, Miller’s mother, who has moved in to help raise her grandson Max, played by Jacobi Jupe.

Scoot McNairy portrays paroled convict Clay Silver, while Gil Bellows plays Peter Nicks, a former acolyte of Father Sunday. Laurence Fishburne appears as the respected priest Father Nichol, and John Leguizamo takes on the role of Father Sunday.

The characters place Miller’s investigation alongside family responsibilities, religious figures and people connected to the original killer.

Mike Flanagan writes and directs

Flanagan also serves as a producer alongside David Robinson and Jason Blum. Alexandra Magistro and Ryan Turek are executive producers.

The trailer offers audiences their first look at the film before its Philippine theatrical release next year.

Watch the official trailer here. For further announcements, follow Universal Pictures Philippines on its official Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts.