David Gordon Inexperienced could not resist The Exorcist sequel trilogy

With Halloween Ends bringing the saga of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers to a detailed, director David Gordon Inexperienced anticipated that he can be taking a step again from the horror style… however then Blumhouse Productions founder Jason Blum got here calling with a sequel to The Exorcist.

“That’s the reality,” David Gordon Inexperienced stated whereas talking with THR. “If anyone’s adopted my profession, I’m all the time about left turns. As soon as I really feel comfy, I’ve received to get out of there and go do one thing that I don’t know and that’s harmful and weak. That’s the stuff that actually appeals to me. Luckily, I’ve been in a position to train that by means of quite a lot of comedic work on tv and another issues I’ve been in a position to do in between horror tasks. However I actually did have each intention of claiming, ‘I’m going to push pause on horror,’ as a lot as I like the style. It’s been good to me from a inventive and monetary standpoint, for positive, but it surely was simply time to maneuver on till the right property and the right concept occurred on the similar time.” The Exorcist sequel will really be a complete new trilogy, with Ellen Burstyn returning to reprise her Academy-nominated function of Chris MacNeil. Leslie Odom Jr. additionally stars as the daddy of a possessed youngster who seeks out the help of Burstyn’s character.

Earlier this week, David Gordon Inexperienced stated that the primary sequel on this new Exorcist trilogy would begin manufacturing quickly. Inexperienced added that the movie can be “terribly totally different” from Halloween. “We’re creating The Exorcist, and Ellen Burstyn, together with an incredible forged, is coming collectively for that, with a script I’m actually enthusiastic about,” Inexperienced stated. “Technically, it’s a very totally different movie from Halloween. I suppose it’s within the subgenre of horror, however dramatically, I’m approaching it very academically. So we’ll see. It’s bringing quite a lot of the identical staff collectively when it comes to our make-up and results staff and our cinematographer, however on the similar time, we’re bringing in a brand new group as properly to enhance and evolve in several methods and to ensure it doesn’t really feel redundant or repetitive.” What do you hope to see in The Exorcist sequel trilogy?

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