Producer Jason Blum is optimistic that The Exorcist revival will revitalise the property in the same manner as Halloween did in 2018.
In Blumhouse and Morgan Creek’s upcoming The Exorcist Reboot, there will be plenty of lude and obscene behaviours. Producer Jason Blum has now given some insight into their strategy to recreating the horror classic, expressing his optimism that director David Gordon Green would be able to bring the same horrifying magic to the film as he was able to bring to the successful revival of Halloween in 2018.
According to Blum, it will be similar to David’s Halloween sequel, and he believes it will pleasantly surprise all of the naysayers. David turned around a lot of naysayers with Halloween, and he believes David can do the same with The Exorcist.
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He stated that he enjoys making these types of films since they elicit strong emotions in the audience. He considers the film to be a high bar and a challenge. He emphasises the need of remembering that the majority of those attending this screening will not have seen or heard of the first Exorcist.
The Exorcist is the first film of a series that has so far spawned five films of varying quality. The reboot, like 2018’s Halloween, would apparently skip all previous sequels and pick up after the first film, making it a direct sequel rather than a reboot. However, as Blum has already stated, the new Exorcist would make a concerted effort to bring the franchise to a new audience.
The Exorcist is a 1973 horror film that follows the demonic possession of twelve-year-old Regan and her mother’s attempt to save her through an exorcism performed by two Catholic priests. The film is directed by William Friedkin and produced and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair and is based on Blatty’s 1971 novel of the same name.
