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‘The Exorcist’ Priest Was Haunted While Filming the Horror Classic. Now His Son Has Directed an Ambitious Satire About a Cursed Remake
Joshua John Miller's father Jason Miller played Father Damien Karras in "The Exorcist." "The Exorcism" is a meta take on their story.
That real-life experience was one of the big inspirations for “ The Exorcism,” a new movie Joshua directed and co-wrote with Fortin, in which Russell Crowe plays Anthony Miller, an actor portraying a priest in what looks to be a modern “Exorcist” remake while living with his estranged daughter Lee (Ryan Simpkins). Previously, Joshua and Fortin’s biggest projects together were creating the USA Network crime series “Queen of the South” and writing the 2015 horror comedy “The Final Girls,” which gave them plenty of experience with caustic personalities in the industry. Ultimately, Joshua and Fortin are encouraged that audiences will stick with them on this emotionally-dense journey, which shows the darkness, light and complexity in many relationships — including the bond which inspired the movie in the first place.
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