Exorcist The Beginning
Period prequel to 'The Exorcist'. An archeologist travels to Kenya where a Christian church has been unearthed. Supernatural events begin to occur.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Father Lankester Merrin Stellan Skarsgård
- Dr Sarah Novack Izabella Scorupco
- Father Francis James D'Arcy
- Jefferies Alan Ford
- Joseph, Emekwi's son Remy Sweeney
- Major Granville Julian Wadham
- Father Gionetti David Bradley
- Semelier Ben Cross
- Chuma Andrew French
- Jomo Israel Aduramo
- Lieutenant Kessel Antonie Kamerling
- Sergeant Major Ralph Brown
- Emekwi Eddie Osei
- Bession Patrick O'kane
- James, Emekwi's son James Bellamy
- little Dutch girl Cecilia Amati
- medieval priest Matti Ristinen
- Sebutuana's wife Lidia Darly
- boy in market James Paparella
- stricken Turkana worker Silvio Jimenez Hernandez
- Turkana shaman Yemi Ajibade
- tribesman in hospital Michel Leroy
- Turkana warrior 1 John Sesay
- Turkana warrior 2 Sayoh Lahai
- preacher with Pazuzu Alessandro Casula
- Corporal Finn Roberto Purvis
- additional voicing Israel Aduramo
Credits
Direction
- Director Renny Harlin
- 2nd Unit Director Antti J. Jokinen
- Assistant Director (1st) Bruce Franklin
- Assistant Director (2nd) Oscar Beuselinck
- Assistant Director (2nd) Filippo Fassetta
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Catherine Olaya Salazar
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st) Luca Lachin
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd) Gilles Cannatella
- Script Supervisor Portia Jacox
- Script Supervisor (2nd Unit) Kathryn Waters
Production
- ©/Production Company Morgan Creek Productions
- [Presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures
- Executive Producer Guy Mcelwaine
- Executive Producer David Robinson
- Produced by James G. Robinson
- Co-producer Wayne Morris
- Production Executive Andy Fraser
- Unit Production Manager Wayne Morris
- Production Supervisor (Rome) Stefano Spadoni
- Production Supervisor (Morocco) Khadija Alami
- Production Office Co-ordinator Leslie S. Moak
- Production Services Italy Provided by Europeanfilmcommunication
- Production Services Morocco Provided by Zak Productions
- Accountant Paul Cadiou
- Post-production Producer Omneya 'Nini' Mazen
Casting
- Casting Pam Dixon Mickelson
- Casting (Additional) Karen Lindsay-Stewart
- Casting (Additional) Vicky Wildman
- Casting (Additional) Buffy Hall
- Casting (Extras) Felice Lattes
Writing
- Screenplay Alexi Hawley
- Story by William Wisher
- Story by Caleb Carr
Photography
- Cinematography Vittorio Storaro
- Cinematographer (2nd Unit) Marco Carosi
- Camera Operator (A) Alfredo Betró
- Camera Operator (B) Giovanni Gebbia
- Steadicam Operator Giovanni Gebbia
- Video Assist Vincenzo Vedovato
Stills
- Still Photographer Sergio Strizzi
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Ariel Velasco Shaw
- Visual Effects Supervisor Brian Jennings
- Digital Visual Effects Supervisor Thomas Mahoney
- Visual Effects Producer Tracy Takahashi
- Visual Effects Producer Jodi Birdsong
- Visual Effects Digital Co-ordinator C. Christopher Renteria
- CG Artist Robert Emrich
- CG Artist Marco Mire
- CG Artist Todd Sheridan Perry
- Compositor David Beedon
- Compositor Beverly Bernacki
- Compositor Jeremy Burns
- Compositor D. Walt Cameron
- Compositor Spence Fuller
- Compositor Rob Konuch
- Compositor Christopher Lance
- Compositor Kama Moiha
- Compositor Rob Reinhart
- Compositor Jeff Sargent
- Compositor Yoshio Tanimoto
- Compositor Chuck Toussieng
- Lead Matte Painter Tim Clark
- Matte Painter Alp Altiner
- Matte Painter David Bailey
- Matte Painter Joni Jacobson
- Rotoscope Artist Edo Brizio
- Visual Effects Radish
- Visual Effects Elements Special Effects
- Visual Effects/CG Animation Pixel Magic
- Special Visual FX/Character Animation Inc. Meteor Studios
- Visual Effects Digital Dimension
- Visual Effects Kleiser-Walczak Construction Company
- Special Effects (Supervisor) Danilo Bollettini
- Special Effects (Technician) Stefano Corridori
- Special Effects (Technician) Massimo Cardajoli
Editing
- Edited by Mark Goldblatt
- Edited by Todd Miller
Design
- Production Designer Stefano Ortolani
- Art Director Eugenio Ulissi
- Set Decorator Carlo Gervasi
- Sketch Artist Gianpaolo Rifino
- Scenic Artist Dave Packard
- Storyboard Artist Trevor Goring
- Property Master Dominic Hyman
Costumes
- Costume Designer Luke Reichle
- Costume Supervisor Marco Scotti
- Key Costumer Giovanni Lipari
- Costumer Giovanni Scotti
Make-up
- Head Make-up Fabrizio Sforza
- Key Make-up Artist Raffaella Iorio
- Special Make-up and Creature FX Crtd by Tunnicliffe/Two Hours in the Dark, Inc
- 2Hrs/Drk (Special Make-up FX Designer) Gary J. Tunnicliffe
- 2Hrs/Drk (Special Make-up FX Co-ordintr) Claire Jane Vranian
- 2Hrs/Drk (Animatronic Designer) Mike Regan
- 2Hrs/Drk (Sculptor) Mark Maitre
- 2Hrs/Drk (Sculptor) Miles Teves
- 2Hrs/Drk (Sculptor) Steve Norrington
- 2Hrs/Drk (Sculptor) Motoyoshi Hata
- 2Hrs/Drk (Mold Designer) Jeff L. Deist
- 2Hrs/Drk (Mold Designer) Robert Freitas
- 2Hrs/Drk (Senior FX Technician) Bryan Blair
- 2Hrs/Drk (Painter) Steve Lawrence
- 2Hrs/Drk (Painter) Snowy Highfield
- 2Hrs/Drk (Painter) Eric Harris
- 2Hrs/Drk (Painter) Rich Mayberry
- 2Hrs/Drk (Hair Artist) Marlene Stoller
- Head Hair Giancarlo De Leonardis
- Hairstylist Hayat Oulet Dahhou
- Hairstylist Barbara de Leonardis
Titles
- Titles Pacific Title & Art Studio
Film processing
- Digital Intermediate/Opticals Technicolor Digital Intermediates
- Film Processing Technicolor (Rome)
Music
- Music Trevor Rabin
- Vocalist Lizzy X
- Little Girl Vocalist Indiana Woodward
- [Score] Conducted by Herbert Beckir
- [Score] Orchestrated by Herbert Beckir
- Music Supervisor Mark Berger
- Score Produced by Paul Linford
- Score Produced by Trevor Rabin
- Music Editor Jeanette Surga
- Temp Music Editor Jennifer Nash
Sound
- Orchestra Recorded and Score Mixed by Steve Kempster
- Score Mixed at Signet Sound
- Sound Designer Ann Scibelli
- Sound Mixer Michael C. Moore
- Boom Operator Alessandro Cattaneo
- Supervising Sound Mixer Chris Jenkins
- Supervising Sound Mixer Frank A. Montaño
- Recordist Tim Webb
- Recordist Frank Fleming
- Supervising Sound Editor Tom Bellfort
- Supervising Sound Editor Harry Cohen
- Co-supervising Sound Editor Wylie Stateman
- Negative Cutter Mo Henry
- Dialogue Editor Hugh Waddell
- Dialogue Editor Jon Mete
- Dialogue Editor Allen Hartz
- [Sound] Effects Editor Bruce Tanis
- [Sound] Effects Editor Ken Johnson
- [Sound] Effects Editor Michael Kamper
- [Sound] Effects Editor Tim Farrell
- ADR Supervisor Kerry Williams
- ADR (UK Co-ordinator) Kate Dain
- Loop Group (UK) Sync or Swim
- ADR (UK Mixer) Ted Swanscott
- ADR Editor Ulrika Akander
- ADR Editor Larry Kemp
- ADR (UK Studio) Future Post
- Foley Artist Jeffrey Wilboit
- Foley Artist Jim Moriana
- Foley Artist Chris Moriana
- Foley Artist Catherine Harper
- Foley Mixer Nerses Gezalyan
- Foley Mixer Derick Vanderhoust
- Foley Editor Bob Beher
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator David Ambrosi
Consultant
- Editorial Consultant Glenn Scantlebury
- Aramaic Consultant Geoffrey Kahn
- Dolby Sound Consultant Bryan Pennington
- In memory of John Frankenheimer
- In memory of Michael Kamen
- Animal Wrangler Pasquale Martino