Not only will Hopkins be playing with the supernatural, he’ll be a priest who is an expert in exorcisms! Natch! The news comes from over at the Heat Vision blog, where they state that Hopkins (right) has just signed on for THE RITE. The film, coming at us from New Line, has Mikael Hafstrom directing a script from Michael Petroni, which itself was adapted from the novel “The Rite” by Matt Baglio. Still with me? Nice. Check out the synopsis:
Based on true events, the story centers on a disillusioned American seminary student who attends exorcism school at the Vatican and ultimately finds his faith through encounters with demonic forces. Hopkins will play a priest who is an expert in exorcisms and whose methods are not necessarily traditional.
Sure we’ve seen exorcism flicks before…. But this is Anthony Hopkins! Stoked yet? Damn right you are. That’s all we’ve got for THE RITE as of right now but we’ll be sure to keep you updated on news as we hear it! In the meantime spit some bullets below with your opinions on Hopkins versus Demons!