Flanagan will add to his roster of horror author adaptations by tackling a standalone movie based on the world of William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist. Blumhouse promises a “radical new take” on the source material, and Flanagan will also write and produce the movie.Flanagan said in a press release, ”The Exorcist is one of the reasons I became a filmmaker, and it is an honor to have the chance to try something fresh, bold, and terrifying within its universe.
David Gordon Green was supposed to launch The Exorcist Trilogy with last year’s The Exorcist Believer. Unfortunately, it took a critical beating, and its box office was dwarfed by stablemate Five Nights at Freddy’s, which was streaming day and date with its theatrical release. Green then walked away from directing the sequel.bought the rights to The Exorcist from Morgan Creek for $400m in 2021.
Mike Flanagan has been behind a host of modern horror gems on our screens, big and small. His run on Netflix with shows such as The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass cemented his status in the genre. More importantly, making a follow-up to both Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick’s versions of The Shining in one film is great practice for taking The Exorcist on. The well-warranted acclaim Wiliam Fridekin’s 1973 classic The Exorcist gets makes every follow-up an uphill struggle.
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