serves as a direct sequel to the original horror feature, which was adapted from William Peter Blatty’s novel. Halloween’s David Gordon Green directing from a screenplay he is co-writing with Scott Teems, Danny McBride, and Peter Sattler.is returning to the franchise for the upcoming films, reprising her iconic role as Chris MacNeil over 40 years since the original film debuted in 1973, for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Joining Burstyn are Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr.
The sequel is produced by Jason Blum, David Robinson, and James Robinson, with Green, McBride, Couper Samuelson, and Stephanie Allain executive producing. It is a co-production betweenThe originalcentered around the sudden demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl named Regan after encountering an old Ouija board. In a last attempt to save Regan, two Roman Catholic priests are enlisted to conduct an exorcism on her.