Evil returns in the first footage fromDavid Gordon Green’sExorcistsequel.
“I was so excited to help bring his new take to the big screen.”
The newExorcistis a direct sequel to William Friedkin’s 1973 original, which starredLinda Blairas possessed preteen Regan MacNeil.
Linda Blair in ‘The Exorcist’.Warner Bros. Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
OriginalExorciststarEllen Burstynreturns forBeliever,reprising her role as Regan’s mother, Chris.
Creepiness ensues, as the girls' behavior continues to grow stranger.
(The film was also the first true horror movie to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.)
A TV show also premiered on Fox in 2016, running for two seasons before its cancellation.
Additional reporting by Lauren Huff in Las Vegas.
