Director Mikael Hafstrom ( 1408, Derailed ) was initially skeptical of taking on the exorcism thriller The Rite , about a young priest (Colin O’D onoghue) who learns the craft of ghost — okay, demon — busting from Sir Anthony Hopkins in Rome. Then he read the non-fiction book which provided the basis for its story based from American priest (and guest Movieline critic ) Father Gary Thomas, and found that he could bring more to the table than the schlocky thrills found in most other genre offerings.
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The Rite’s Mikael Hafstrom on His Exorcism Thriller and the Still-Shelved Shanghai
