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3 new Exorcist films in the works but we won’t see Linda Blair in them The actress who played the possessed child in the original 1973 film says she hasn’t been in discussions to reprise her role in the reboot.
Actress Linda Blair attends the In Touch Weekly Presents Pets and Their Stars Unleashed at the Cabana Club on September 21, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images).
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It was reported earlier this week that we’ll be getting not one, but three new films in the Exorcist universe – and that Ellen Burstyn, who was in the original 1973 film, will be reprising her role in the reboot.
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David Gordon Green is directing the upcoming
Exorcist franchise with Blumhouse producing. Green, who will serve as the screenwriter of the trilogy, is helming the upcoming
Halloween film for the studio.
“Blumhouse has always experienced incredible partnership from the team at Universal, and I’m grateful to Donna Langley and Jimmy Horowitz for believing in the vision of David’s film and having the foresight to be flexible with distribution, so the team feels top notch support through the lifeline of the film. They’re committed to theatrical exhibition and will also [be] serving streaming viewers well by bringing an exciting franchise like the ‘Exorcist’ to Peacock too,” said
The Exorcist Original Star Linda Blair Hasn t Been Asked to Return for $400M Reboot
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The actress who played the child possessed by an evil demon in the original horror movie hasn t been approached to reprise her role in the upcoming multi-million dollar trilogy. Jul 28, 2021
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Ellen Burstyn, approaches two Catholic priests to save her child.
And after it was revealed that a new trilogy is on the way, which will see
Leslie Odom Jr. play the father of a child who has become possessed in the first film and Ellen back as Chris, Linda has confirmed she has not received a call to join the new films as of yet. In a statement shared on Twitter, she wrote, To all my fans asking about my involvement in the new Exorcist reboot, as of now there has not been any discussions about me participating or reprising my role.
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