Halloween reboot trilogy director David Gordon Green nearly left the horror genre after HalloweenEnds and before embarking on the new Exorcist trilogy.
Halloween Ends director David Gordon Green, claims that he was almost ready to step away from the horror genre before being offered the new The Exorcist reboot. A filmmaker with an eclectic career, Green has helmed both dramatic works such as the 2007 adaptation of the Stewart O'Nan novel Snow Angels, along with less serious fare such as 2008’s Pineapple Express with Seth Rogan.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY In 2020 Blumhouse and Morgan Creek announced that once Green had finished his duties on Halloween Ends he would be helming a reboot of The Exorcist, based on the best-selling novel by William Peter Blatty. Much like his approach to the Halloween franchise, Green is set to create a new trilogy that also serves as a direct sequel to the original 1973 film and ignores all the other sequels and prequels.
That’s the truth. I really did have every intention of saying, ‘I’m going to push pause on horror,’ as much as I love the genre. It was just time to move on until the perfect property and the perfect idea happened at the same time. So we’re developing The Exorcist, and Ellen Burstyn, along with an amazing cast, is coming together for that, with a script I’m really excited about. Technically, it’s an extraordinarily different film from Halloween.
Can The Exorcist Learn From Halloween's Mistakes? While Green’s first Halloween film was showered with rave reviews, and the film was praised for staying true to the spirit of John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, its sequel Halloween Kills saw a rapid decline in critical reception. Meanwhile, the recently released Halloween Ends is also receiving mixed reviews.
Of course, The Exorcist is a very different kind of property to Halloween’s slasher horror, and perhaps Green’s previous experience in dramatic filmmaking will translate well over to supernatural horror. As Green’s first Halloween film proves, he already has a strong grasp of what is needed to breathe fresh life into a much-beloved franchise, he will just need to ensure that he avoids another second film slump.
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