All you need to know about Pope’s Exorcist Upcoming Horror Film
For The Pope’s Exorcist, a supernatural horror film he claims has aspects of Indiana Jones and The Da Vinci Code, Russell Crowe assumes the role of Gabriel Amorth.
I don’t think it is a horror film like The Exorcist, I think it has different goals, he says in an interview with Efe. In addition, it has got elements of a lot of different things. He says it has got a touch of The Da Vinci Code, a touch of Indiana Jones.
Oscar-winning Crowe says the movie gets inspiration from the archives of Father Amorth, who established the International Association of Exorcists (AIE) in 1990 and served as its president until his retirement in 2000, which served as the inspiration for the film.
Father Amorth was named the official exorcist of the Diocese of Rome in 1986. Amorth was also known for his controversial statements.
According to the renowned exorcist in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, Pope John Paul II performed an exorcism on a demon-possessed young girl.
Being “tempted” by the devil, Amorth also suggested that priests were accused of child abuse. According to the priest’s accounts, during his years as an active exorcist, Amorth accomplished more than 70,000 exorcisms.
No, I had not heard of Father Amorth, at least not in any profound way, says Russell Crowe, who earned an Oscar for playing the title character in Gladiator (2000).
In order to prepare for the role, the actor claims to have read two of Amorth’s works, traveled to Rome, and interacted with a variety of individuals.
Crowe added to tell the story through him and other real stories that have been hidden in terms of names being. Furthermore, the producers and the director and he got together and started bringing in real elements from Amorth’s life.
