Green is pulling from his Halloween playbook.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT With the movie already acting as a sequel to the original, producer Ryan Turek reveals how The Exorcist: Believer is retconning previous installments. The upcoming movie will pick up 50 years after the horror genre classic, seeing two families desperately looking for a way to save their daughters from the malevolent figure possessing them, turning to Ellen Burstyn's Chris MacNeil for help.
While speaking with Inverse for the upcoming sequel, Turek discussed how The Exorcist: Believer connects to the larger horror movie franchise. Though acknowledging that Green has been "playful" about its canon ties, the producer did seemingly confirm that the movie will retcon prior installments, with the team all having an agreement that "this is a direct sequel to William Friedkin's original".
The agreement we all had was this is a direct sequel to William Friedkin's original film. But obviously, we're living in a post-Scream 5 world and talking about requels and stuff like that. So is it a requel? Sure you can call it that because it's both a sequel and kind of a reinvigoration of the franchise. Is it directly connected to Exorcist II? Exorcist III? The prequels? In my heart, I don't connect Believer to those.
The Exorcist: Believer Has Already Retconned One Prior Installment This isn't the first time Green's love for The Exorcist II has been acknowledged by a member of Believer's team, with the co-writer/director sharing his appreciation for the 1977 sequel upon confirming the script for the new movie was finished.
After seemingly saving her granddaughter, Gless' Chris would meet her end when Regan became re-possessed, breaking her mother's neck. With Burstyn back as Chris for The Exorcist: Believer, it confirms that at least the TV show is being retconned out of existence for Green's timeline, thus making Turek's indication of these changes likely leading to the critically panned The Heretic and The Exorcist III being ignored or retconned as well.
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