Dopo aver rivitalizzato il franchise di Halloween, David Gordon green si cimenta con un altro totem dell’horror anni ’70, L’esorcista di William Peter Blatty e William Friedkin.
Green conferma a Total Film di aver scritto una sceneggiatura che sarà un sequel diretto del primo capitolo.
“The Exorcist has been written. That was one of my pandemic projects. It’s not inaccurate [that it will be a sequel to the original film]. I like all the Exorcist movies. And not only do I like them, I think they can all fall into the acceptable mythology for what I’m doing. It’s not like I’m saying, ‘Pretend that The Exorcist 2 never happened.’ That’s fine to exist. They’re all fine to exist, and I enjoy all of them.”
“It’s another fun legacy to be a part of, and hopefully we’ll get that going in the near future. That one is a lot of research, rather than just impulsive screenwriting. That’s one that you talk to a lot of people. You read a lot of books, and do a shit-load of interviews. There was such a dramatic authenticity to what that original film is. It’s a lot more than I anticipated getting into it. And I guess I was naive to think that. But it was very exhilarating to be involved in a lot of those conversations that you find yourself in.”
Il progetto è targato Blumhouse e Morgan Creek con Jason Blum, David Robinson e James Robinson tra i produttori.
Ellen Burstyn, protagonista dell’originale, dovrebbe tornare a vestire i panni della madre di Regan, la bambina posseduta dal demonio Pazuzu.
Accanto a lei ci sarà anche Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night in Miami, Hamilton).
La Universal ha acquistato i diritti della nuova trilogia con un accordo da 400 milioni di dollari: il primo film che dovrebbe uscire nelle sale il 13 ottobre 2023, un anno dopo Halloween Ends.
Invece il secondo e il terzo film dovrebbero debuttare sulla piattaforma Peacock.
Friedkin non sarà della partita, come peraltro accaduto con gli altri sequel.
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