Al Pacino and Dan Stevens to play troubled priests in new exorcism horror

Hollywood star Al Pacino and actor Dan Stevens have teamed up to play troubled priests in an upcoming exorcism horror film.

Titled ‘The Ritual’, the movie will be directed by David Midell. The right of the movie has been acquired by XYZ Films.’ The Ritual’ is slated to be released theatrically in 2025.

Written by Midell and Enrico Natale and produced by Andrew Stevens, Mitchell Welch, and Natale. The Ritual also features Ashley Greene and Abigail Cowen.

Based on a true story, “The Ritual” follows two priests one questioning his faith (Stevens) and one reckoning with 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 portrayal of Emma Schmidt, an American woman whose demonic possession culminated in harrowing exorcisms. Her case remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.

On the work front, Pacino will star in movie ‘Modi’. Midell’s last film, “The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain,” was released theatrically in 2019 to critical acclaim.