Mikael Hafstrom to helm The Rite

Posted on April 3, 2009
Filed Under Actors, Directors, News

This piece of news caught my attention because it massaged my patriotism. In some weird way. Say what? Variety reports that New Line has set Mikael Hafstrom to direct “The Rite,” a fact-based thriller scripted by Michael Petroni. Based on a nonfiction book by Matt Baglio, the film tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is soon recruited into the Vatican’s newly formed Exorcism School. There, he confronts the demonic and discovers his true faith by facing the devil.

The Swedish director’s last film was the ghost story hit “1408,” starring John Cusack. He most recently completed the Phoenix Pictures-produced drama “Shanghai.”

How cool is that? Facing the devil… Heavy stuff from Hofstrom! You go Mikael!

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