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The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day
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Directed by	Justin P. Lange
Written by	Justin P. Lange
Produced by	Dallas Sonnier; Chelsea Davenport; Amanda Presmyk; Kimberly Hwang;
Starring	Guy Pearce; Vadhir Derbez; Brady Jenness; Chris Galust; Robin Bartlett; Heath Freeman; Keith David; Stephen Lang;
Cinematography	Nick Remy Matthews
Edited by	Josh Ethier
Music by	Gavin Brivik
Production; companies	Swiss Avenue Pictures; Voltage Pictures;
Distributed by	Vertical Entertainment; Redbox Entertainment;
Release date	March 26, 2021 (United States);
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$375,921

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The Seventh Day is a 2021 American horror film written and directed by Justin P. Lange. It stars Guy Pearce, Vadhir Derbez, Stephen Lang and Keith David.

It was released on March 26, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment.

Premise

Father Peter, a prestigious exorcist, teams up with Father Daniel, a young and inexperienced priest, on his first day of work. They try to stop the demonic possession of a young boy named Charlie.

While performing the exorcism on Charlie and seeing his arms slowly burn, Father Daniel realizes that Father Peter is actually possessed, and in a struggle, Father Daniel kills Father Peter.

Later on, the archbishop and Father Daniel realize every priest who has worked under Father Peter has been possessed by a demon, creating a network of demonic priests that is quite sizable.

Cast

Guy Pearce as Father Peter Costello
- Chris Galust as young Peter Costello
Vadhir Derbez as Father Daniel Garcia
Stephen Lang as Archbishop
Keith David as Father Louis
Robin Bartlett as Helen
Brady Jenness as Charlie Giroux
Tristan Riggs as Nicholas Miller
Hannah Alline Culwell as Mrs. Miller
Heath Freeman as Mr. Miller
Acoryé White as George

Production

On November 6, 2019, it was announced that Guy Pearce signed on to play the lead role in the film.^[2] On January 14, 2020, Vadhir Derbez joined the cast.^[3] On January 27, 2020, Stephen Lang, Keith David, Robin Bartlett, Brady Jenness and Chris Galust joined the cast of the film.^[4]

Principal photography began on February 5, 2020, in Dallas and New Orleans.^[5]

Release

It was released on March 26, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment.^[6]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 14%, based on reviews from 14 critics, with an average score of 4.10/10.^[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[8]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote:

"The movie is diverting enough when it flirts with clerical politics, and that made me think it might be cool to make an exorcist film that dramatized the true-life ins and outs of the Catholic Church’s relationship to exorcism. There’s a major story there, and it could fuel a heady thriller. But The Seventh Day, having established Father Peter as a new kind of exorcist renegade, soon gets down to business as usual."^[9]

References

^ "The Seventh Day (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ Grater, Tom (November 6, 2019). "Guy Pearce Starring In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day' For Cinestate, Fangoria, Voltage – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ Grater, Tom (January 14, 2020). "Mexican Star Vadhir Derbez Joins Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ Grater, Tom (January 27, 2020). "Stephen Lang, Keith David & Chris Galust Join Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Fangoria on Facebook: "And that's a wrap on the first day of shooting for our next FANGORIA film, Justin P. Lange's THE SEVENTH DAY! We can't wait for you all to see what we've been exorcising."". Facebook. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ Rubin, Rebecca (February 24, 2021). "Guy Pearce Horror Film 'Seventh Day' Sells to Vertical and Redbox Entertainment, Sets 2021 Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
^ "The Seventh Day". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "The Seventh Day". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ "'The Seventh Day' Review: Guy Pearce Is the Exorcist as Hipster Cynic in This Week's Demonic-Possession Potboiler". 26 March 2021.

External links

The Seventh Day at IMDb

[1] "The Seventh Day (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[2] Grater, Tom (November 6, 2019). "Guy Pearce Starring In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day' For Cinestate, Fangoria, Voltage – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[3] Grater, Tom (January 14, 2020). "Mexican Star Vadhir Derbez Joins Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[4] Grater, Tom (January 27, 2020). "Stephen Lang, Keith David & Chris Galust Join Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[5] "Fangoria on Facebook: "And that's a wrap on the first day of shooting for our next FANGORIA film, Justin P. Lange's THE SEVENTH DAY! We can't wait for you all to see what we've been exorcising."". Facebook. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[6] Rubin, Rebecca (February 24, 2021). "Guy Pearce Horror Film 'Seventh Day' Sells to Vertical and Redbox Entertainment, Sets 2021 Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[7] "The Seventh Day". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[8] "The Seventh Day". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[9] "'The Seventh Day' Review: Guy Pearce Is the Exorcist as Hipster Cynic in This Week's Demonic-Possession Potboiler". 26 March 2021.

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+* [[Robin Bartlett]]
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 ==Premise==
-Father Peter, a prestigious exorcist, teams up with Father Daniel, a young and unexperienced priest, on his first day of work. They try to stop the [[demonic possession]] of a young boy.
+Father Peter, a prestigious exorcist, teams up with Father Daniel, a young and inexperienced priest, on his first day of work. They try to stop the [[demonic possession]] of a young boy named Charlie.
+While performing the exorcism on Charlie and seeing his arms slowly burn, Father Daniel realizes that Father Peter is actually possessed, and in a struggle, Father Daniel kills Father Peter.
+Later on, the archbishop and Father Daniel realize every priest who has worked under Father Peter has been possessed by a demon, creating a network of demonic priests that is quite sizable.
 ==Cast==
 * [[Guy Pearce]] as Father Peter Costello
+** Chris Galust as young Peter Costello
 * [[Vadhir Derbez]] as Father Daniel Garcia
 * [[Stephen Lang]] as Archbishop
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 * Tristan Riggs as Nicholas Miller
 * Hannah Alline Culwell as Mrs. Miller
-* Heath Freeman as Mr. Miller
+* [[Heath Freeman (actor)|Heath Freeman]] as Mr. Miller
-* Chris Galust as Young Peter
 * Acoryé White as George
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 On November 6, 2019, it was announced that [[Guy Pearce]] signed on to play the lead role in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/guy-pearce-starring-horror-the-seventh-day-cinestate-fangoria-voltage-1202779502/|title=Guy Pearce Starring In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day' For Cinestate, Fangoria, Voltage – AFM|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=November 6, 2019|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref> On January 14, 2020, [[Vadhir Derbez]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/mexican-vadhir-derbez-guy-pearce-exorcism-horror-the-seventh-day-1202830069/|title=Mexican Star Vadhir Derbez Joins Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref> On January 27, 2020, [[Stephen Lang]], [[Keith David]], [[Robin Bartlett]], Brady Jenness and Chris Galust joined the cast of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/stephen-lang-keith-david-chris-galust-guy-pearce-exorcism-horror-the-seventh-day-1202842553/|title=Stephen Lang, Keith David & Chris Galust Join Guy Pearce In Exorcism Horror 'The Seventh Day'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=January 27, 2020|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
-[[Principal photography]] began on February 5, 2020 in [[city of Dallas|Dallas]] and [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/FANGORIA/posts/2675468812499603|title=Fangoria on Facebook: "And that's a wrap on the first day of shooting for our next FANGORIA film, Justin P. Lange's THE SEVENTH DAY! We can't wait for you all to see what we've been exorcising."|website=Facebook|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
+[[Principal photography]] began on February 5, 2020, in [[city of Dallas|Dallas]] and [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/FANGORIA/posts/2675468812499603|title=Fangoria on Facebook: "And that's a wrap on the first day of shooting for our next FANGORIA film, Justin P. Lange's THE SEVENTH DAY! We can't wait for you all to see what we've been exorcising."|website=Facebook|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
 ==Release==
 It was released on March 26, 2021, by [[Vertical Entertainment]] and [[Redbox|Redbox Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/guy-pearce-seventh-day-release-date-1234914138/|title=Guy Pearce Horror Film 'Seventh Day' Sells to Vertical and Redbox Entertainment, Sets 2021 Release (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|date=February 24, 2021|access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
-On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 10% based on reviews from 10 critics, with an average score of 3.90/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_seventh_day_2021 |title=The Seventh Day (2021) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-seventh-day|title=The Seventh Day |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
+On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 14%, based on reviews from 14 critics, with an average score of 4.10/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_seventh_day_2021 |title=The Seventh Day |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-seventh-day|title=The Seventh Day |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
+[[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote: {{blockquote|"The movie is diverting enough when it flirts with clerical politics, and that made me think it might be cool to make an exorcist film that dramatized the true-life ins and outs of the Catholic Church’s relationship to exorcism. There’s a major story there, and it could fuel a heady thriller. But The Seventh Day, having established Father Peter as a new kind of exorcist renegade, soon gets down to business as usual."<ref>{{cite web|title='The Seventh Day' Review: Guy Pearce Is the Exorcist as Hipster Cynic in This Week's Demonic-Possession Potboiler |date=26 March 2021|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/the-seventh-day-review-guy-pearce-1234938066/}}</ref>}}
 ==References==
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-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:American independent films]]
 [[Category:Demons in film]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:Films about exorcism]]
 [[Category:Religious horror films]]
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 [[Category:Films shot in New Orleans]]
 [[Category:Vertical Entertainment films]]
+[[Category:2020s English-language films]]
+[[Category:2020s American films]]