After months of rumors, The Exorcist: Believer director David Gordon Green clarifies how original star Linda Blair was involved in the new sequel.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Exorcist: Believer director David Gordon Green has clarified in what capacity franchise star Linda Blair was involved in the upcoming sequel. Currently slated to arrive in theaters in October 2023, The Exorcist: Believer is a new legacy sequel that follows on from the original 1973 film and is intended to be the first of three new films in the horror franchise.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Green avoided revealing whether Blair’s character would appear in his upcoming movie but suggested that her character is alluded to “in a number of ways.” Furthermore, the director also revealed that Blair did visit the set as a technical advisor who guided the movie’s two young stars, Olivia Marcum and Lidya Jewett. Check out his comments below:
"We were lucky and had Linda as a technical advisor. She helped us bring excellent performances out of young actresses. It was really valuable having a relationship with her and being able to get her as a part of this conversation." Should Linda Blair’s Return Wait For A Future Exorcist Sequel? Despite only appearing in two Exorcist films, the 1973 original and its 1977 sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic, Blair’s possessed Regan MacNeil has largely been considered the face of the long-running franchise.
One option might be having Burstyn’s Chris MacNeil die throughout the events of the new movie, potentially setting the stage for Blair’s Regan to assume her place in the next two films. Given the emphasis The Exorcist: Believer’s new trailer places on Burstyn’s maternal role, having her character perish without having the chance to say goodbye to her daughter would provide audiences with a powerful emotional hit.
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