One of the most iconic horror movies of all time - The Exorcist from 1973 - is reportedly being rebooted for the big screen.
The news has been pretty muchcasually slipped into a Deadline report on a Dead Ringers series reboot. A short paragraph near the end of the article reads: "Morgan Creek's current plans include Stay Tuned at AMC, with a planned theatrical reboot of The Exorcist in the works for 2021.
So not only is The Exorcist getting rebooted, it's slated to hit theaters next year. It's early enough for a movie that hasn't even been officially announced yet. Either way, Morgan Creek is said to be running production. The same company produced 1990 's The Exorcist 3, 2004 ' s Exorcist: The Beginning, and 2005 's Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist.
As if it needed an introduction, The Exorcist is often hailed as one of the scariest horror films ever.but realized, the performance of the possessed Regan imprinting an image on most who saw her will never fade from their minds. The right cast and special effects would be imperative to the success of any reboot.
Details are slim / non-existent at the moment, but this would mark the first film in The Exorcist series since 2005, joining other classic horror series in a comeback that includes a Hellraiser remake and a sequel to 2018 's Halloween, Halloween Kills .
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