Star of the Eighth Sense will play the priest
Alfonso Herrera ("The Eighth Sense") and Ben Daniels ("House of Cards") will star in the pilot of the Fox drama "The Exorcist", which is based on the famous novel by William Peter Blatty "The Exorcist". This is reported by Deadline. "The Exorcist", scripted by Jeremy Slater ("The Lazarus Effect"), is positioned as a modern reinterpretation of the 1971 novel, previously movieed by William Friedkin in the classic horror "The Exorcist ". For his work, Fridkin received a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar in 1974. In the psychological, up-and-coming thriller Fox, the focus is on two dissimilar men – father Thomas Ortega (Herrera) and father Marcus Lang (Daniels) – dealing with a case of demonic possession in the same family and faced with true evil. Father Thomas – a warm, selfless, and compassionate leader of a small but sturdy church. Father Markus – an eccentric warrior saint in a profession that the church no longer publicly recognizes. Slater, James Robinson, David Robinson and Barbara Wall will co-executive produce a drama co-produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Morgan Creek Productions. Mexican singer and actor Alfonso Herrera caught the attention of casting directors from Fox and 20th TV last year when he was cast as the lead role in the remake pilot. " The Topic of Article: Star of the Eighth Sense will play the priest. |
