From The Exorcist to The Omen and Heretic, religion has always been a breeding ground for horror. Faith and belief can deliver characters from evil or lead them right to the devil’s doorstep, and now a new movie based on a short film will push that dichotomy to its limit. Best of all, it’s backed by two horror icons who are collaborating for the first time.
According to Deadline, Universal Pictures has acquired Portrait of God, a feature-length re-imagining of Dylan Clark’s same-named short film. Clark will direct and co-write along with Joe Russo (the writer of horror films like The Inheritance, not the Marvel director). But the most exciting names attached are producers Jordan Peele and Sam Raimi, who are both known for their distinct flavors of horror: psychological thriller and gory splatstick, respectively.
