One of the most iconic and legendary horror movies ever made, people are now looking forward to see The Exorcist Reboot.
The original movie of The Exorcist is an American horror movie which was released back in 1973. The movie is based on the 1971 novel with the same title by the author William Peter Blatty. The movie was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Universal Pictures.
The movie was such a huge hit. With the budget of US$147 million (from 6 movies), it gained worldwide box office with US$661 million.
The original movie of The Exorcist was definitely a milestone of a horror movie industry, especially in the exorcism stories. Rotten Tomatoes gives the movie 83% critics’ review and 87% audience score, while IMDB gives this film 8.1 out of 10 scores. The movie has successfully received many awards, including won an Oscar for the best-adapted screenplay.
Because of its success, no wonder that The Exorcist has released another movies under its flag. There are Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), The Ninth Configuration (1980), The Exorcist III (1990), Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005), and the upcoming The Exorcist Reboot in 2023.
Excitingly, the upcoming movie will be developed by the president of Blumhouse Productions Jason Blum, alongside with the director David Gordon Green.
Here is everything you should know about the upcoming The Exorcist Reboot.
The Exorcist Reboot: When Will It be Out?
Sadly, we still need to wait for quite a while to be able to see the movie, since The Exorcist Reboot will officially be released in theaters on October 13, 2023—which is more than a year away.
The reboot is planned to be the first of three sequels, although the release date of the rest of the trilogy is not yet revealed. However, after being released in theaters, we can expect to see the movie in Universal’s streaming platform, Peacock (Nope).
The Exorcist Reboot: What Will It be About?
Basically, The Exorcist Reboot franchise follows the same premise: the exorcism of people who get possessed. David Gordon Green was reported want to continue the original story rather than remake it. This time, Ellen Burstyn will reprise her role, and Leslie Odom Jr. will join the cast. With that, we can expect The Exorcist Reboot to refresh the story and keep the essence of the original movie.
Jason Blum was once quoted saying, “I want to make a movie that works for both (audiences). I want to make a movie for people that know and love the first Exorcist and are furious that we’re doing this, but somehow drag themselves to the theater. I want them to come out happy. And I want to make a movie that people who’ve never heard of The Exorcist really enjoy. I think David did that with Halloween. I think he’ll do that with The Exorcist also.”
There is no official storyline that has been revealed for The Exorcist Reboot. However, the original movie focuses on the little girl named Regan who shows disturbing behavior like urinating on the floor and says bad words.
After many kind of doctors undergo some tests and checks on her doesn’t come to fruition, her parents seek help from a priest at Georgetown University. Two priests named Father Merrin and Father Karras come to try and help her. They do the exorcism to Regan, which is very much terrifying.
The Exorcist Reboot: Who Will be The Cast?
It will be very interesting to see the original cast to return in The Exorcist Reboot. That includes Ellen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil and Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil. Unfortunately, Jason Miller (who played Father Damien Karras) and Max von Sydow (who played Father Lankester Merrin) have passed away, so the priests will be played by new cast.
It has been revealed that Ellen Burstyn will reprise her role in the upcoming movie. Other actors that have been announced will join the cast include Leslie Odom Jr., Nick Benas, and Nigel Barto.
