After last year’s sequel-boothflopflop, the Exorcist franchise will be moving in a strong, fresh direction. Both critics and viewers were disappointed.
Universal hoped to revive the Exorcist franchise with a reboot from David Gordon Green, the director of Halloween ( 2018 ), after spending$ 400 million to acquire the rights. However, the movie failed to win any positive reviews and came in the lowest of the box office with only$ 137 million on a$ 30 million resources.
As of this writing, the video has a dreadful 4.8 standing on IMDB , and has frequently been regarded as the worst in the company, rivaled simply by 1977’s Exorcist II: The Sinner. Fans attributed the film’s massive failure to its departure from its original material, which featured a multi-faith exorcism ( something William Peter Blatty would never have approved ) and gave the titular character Chris MacNeil ( Ellen Burstyn ) a glorified cameo. One scene, in which Bursty n’s MacNeil lamented that she could n’t witness her daughter’s exorcism because of the” Catholic Patriarchy,” particularly irritated online users.
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Until now, with the exception of producer Mike Flanagan ( Midnight Mass, Doctor Sleep), Universal appears to have learned its lesson and will instead resurrect the company.
:Horror maestro Mike Flanagan will write, direct and produce what Blumhouse is describing as a’ radical new take’ on the franchise, one that will be set in the , Exorcist , universe but will not be a sequel to , Believer, “announced The Hollywood Reporter ( THR ) on Wednesday.
” Flanagan ‘s , Exorcist , hiring is a notable change in direction that comes nearly three years after Universal announced a$ 400 million  , megadeal , that would allow it to make a trilogy of , Exorcist , films to be helmed by David Gordon Green, the filmmaker behind Universal and Blumhouse’s hit , Halloween , movies. Those ideas were put on the shelf after Green ‘s , Believer , earned negative reviews and brought in$ 137 million at the box office, “it added.
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Mike Flanagan said it will be an” pride” to head the company.
” Mike’s speech and vision are indispensable for dread followers, and we are excited to welcome him up to Blumhouse. I was immediately taken aback by Mike’s innovative take on The Tale and look forward to seeing how people will react, according to Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse.
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