Russell Crowe reveals the bizarre incident that happened when filming The Pope’s Exorcist

Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe has revealed a creepy incident that happened while filming his new horror movie about demonic possession.

The 59-year-old Oscar winner said he found a dead bird on his doorstep one day after filming The Pope’s Exorcist.

Russell portrays Father Gabrielle Amorth in the supernatural thriller, a real-life figure who was stationed in the Vatican and reportedly performed 60,000 exorcisms.

Still, the Gladiator star was quick to dismiss any suggestion that the ghostly incident was the work of an alien evil force.

Telling the story on the British social media site yoRussell, who lives on a farm in northern NSW, said he believed a wild animal was responsible for the grisly find.

The incident happened while Russell was filming The Pope’s Exorcist in Ireland.

“Being an old bushy bunch, I put two and two together and realized there must be some creature there that had noticed we weren’t there and offered the dead bird as a welcome gift,” Russell explained.

The star then seemed to allude to the myriad stories of haunted sets and supernatural occurrences that allegedly took place during the making of Hollywood “Demon” classics like The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976).

“I think with a lot of these things it really depends on what you’re willing to accept and whether or not you can stay objective,” he said.

The 59-year-old Oscar winner said he found a dead bird on his doorstep one day after filming The Pope’s Exorcist. Pictured: Russell in a scene from the movie

Russell portrays Father Gabrielle Amorth in the supernatural thriller (pictured), a real-life figure who was stationed at the Vatican and reportedly performed 60,000 exorcisms

‘[You]…see these things and understand these things and yet make sure you don’t slip down the rabbit hole with that thought process.”

Russell plays Fr Amorth, who died in 2016 at the age of 91, and wrote two books of gruesome tales of demonic possession: An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories.

His death sparked national mourning in Italy, where an estimated 500,000 people visit an exorcist each year.

Although the Catholic Church officially recognizes exorcism, its innovators see it as a medieval hangover that plays on superstition to reinforce religious devotion.

Joe, Russell – pictured – who lives on a farm in northern NSW, told the story on the British social media site, saying he believed a wild animal was responsible for the grisly find

The star seemed to allude to the myriad stories of haunted sets and supernatural occurrences that allegedly transpired during the making of Hollywood “Demon” classics like The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976) – but he said he was “objectively” wanted to stay. ‘. Pictured: A scene from The Pope’s Exorcist