New THE EXORCIST Movie Coming from Blumhouse & HALLOWEEN Director?
Mike Sprague
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Halloween (2018) director David Gordon Green is in talks to direct Morgan Creek and Blumhouse’s upcoming sequel to William Friedkin’s The Exorcist.
Observer was the first to report the Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends director’s involvment. We’ll keep you posted if and when we hear more. Stay tuned.
This news comes on the heels of original The Exorcist director William Friedkin wanting us to know he’s NOT involved in the film in any capacity. Friedkin tweeted: “There’s a rumor on IMDB that I’m involved with a new version of The Exorcist. This isn’t a rumor, it’s a flat-out lie. There’s not enough money or motivation in the world to get me to do this.” Check out his tweet HERE.
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One of the most profitable horror movies ever made, this tale of an exorcism is also based on actual events. When young Regan (Linda Blair) starts acting odd — levitating, speaking in tongues — her worried mother (Ellen Burstyn) seeks medical help, only to hit a dead end. A local priest (Jason Miller), however, thinks the girl may be seized by the devil. The priest makes a request to perform an exorcism, and the church sends in an expert (Max von Sydow) to help with the difficult job.
The film sports an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Critics Consensus reads: The Exorcist rides its supernatural theme to magical effect, with remarkable special effects and an eerie atmosphere, resulting in one of the scariest films of all time.
The Exorcist snagged ten Academy Awards nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound. It was the first horror film to earn a nomination for Best Picture. And to all that, the film held the title of the highest-grossing R-rated horror film of all-time (unadjusted for inflation), until Stephen King’s IT hit in 2017.
The sequel to The Exorcist is targeting a 2021 release date.
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