Jacobi Jupe boards Mike Flanagan’s standalone Exorcist film opposite Scarlett Johansson

Production is slated to begin next year, with New York confirmed as the primary shooting location.

Jupe has been gaining attention following his leading role in Hamnetdirected by Chloé Zhao, where he starred opposite Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. The film debuted at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival, and Jupe’s performance earned him a Critics Choice Award nomination in the Best Young Actor category.

His recent work also includes a key role alongside Billy Crystal in Apple TV+’s psychological thriller miniseries Before. Film audiences may recognise him as Michael Darling in David Lowery’s Peter Pan and Wendy. On television, Jupe has appeared in Britanniacreated by Jez and Tom Butterworth, and he also headlines the musical podcast Cupidcreated by Katy Cavanagh-Jupe and produced by QCode and Double Garage Films.