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Anthony Hopkins in Another Exorcist Movie: 'The Rite' Trailer
by Alex Billington
October 20, 2010
Source: Apple
There have been enough exorcism related films recently to fit into their own genre, but that would mean we still have many more to come (which is true). Warner Bros has debuted a trailer on Apple for a movie called The Rite, directed by Mikael Hafstrom (1408), starring Anthony Hopkins as an "exorcism expert" in Italy. I remember writing about this when it first got announced, but I had no clue what to expect - now we know. This has a much more epic feel to it than, say, The Last Exorcism, but I'm still not sure if it'll be any good. At least it has impressive production values, which may count for quite a bit in the end. Check it out!
Watch the first official trailer for Mikael Hafstrom's The Rite from YouTube:
You can also watch The Rite official trailer in High Definition from Apple
Inspired by true events, follows a skeptical seminary student Michael (Colin O'Donoghue) who reluctantly attends an exorcism school at the Vatican. While there, he meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas, who introduces him to a darker side of his faith. Also with Ciarán Hinds, Alice Braga, Rutger Hauer, Toby Jones.
The Rite is directed by veteran Swedish filmmaker Mikael Hafstrom, of Evil, Drowning Ghost, Derailed and 1408 previously. The script was written by Michael Petroni, of Queen of the Damned, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys and Possession previously. Warner Bros will be bringing The Rite to theaters January 28th.
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14 Comments
1
Satan > Catholic priest. 3 out of 5 altar boys will agree!
Cochino on Oct 20, 2010
2
k i might be checking this movie out 🙂 looks kinda awesome
Spider94 on Oct 20, 2010
3
same old same old
DoomCanoe on Oct 20, 2010
4
it looks good...........not "original-exorcist" good..........but good. i'm sure i'll see it some time.
beavis on Oct 20, 2010
5
That actually looks pretty awesome.
Kevin on Oct 20, 2010
6
John Constantine could take care of this.
LW on Oct 20, 2010
7
What other Exorcism film was he in? And Mikael Hafstrom is a visually very arresting filmmaker, that said, 1408 disappointed me on a lot of levels.
LINKFX on Oct 20, 2010
8
I'm a sucker for a good exorcism and this one looks better than most of the attempts out there. My only question is why is it always a girl who gets possessed by a demon/devil? I guess making an exorcism movie with a young boy would be too risque'
Tether on Oct 20, 2010
9
I thought The Last Exorcism was a letdown. I love Hopkins. I have hope. http://www.facebook.com/brianriccimoviereview
Brian Ricci on Oct 20, 2010
10
I really like Hopkins so I'll see this. Creepy religious movies freak me out and I kinda like it.
arjones on Oct 21, 2010
11
Surely evil resides in everyone, often people say it was a demon who possessed their body and made them butcher their children, but really it's just humans.
Crapola on Oct 21, 2010
12
Oh yes.
Robbie on Oct 21, 2010
13
looks good! not scary at all... but good!
leinergroove on Oct 21, 2010
14
The sceptic part of the film is interesting and different. I want to see it.
Mark c. on Oct 21, 2010
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