The Exorcist is set to return to screens almost 50 years after the original R-rated film shocked audiences with its head-turning portrayal of a young girl possessed by the Devil. Universal Pictures and its streaming service Peacock have spent $400 million on a new trilogy, with the first instalment due for release on Friday October 13, 2023. SponsoredEllen Burstyn will reprise her role as Chris MacNeil, the desperate mother who hired two Catholic priests to exorcise her 12-year-old daughter Regan, played in the 1973 horror film by Linda Blair. Hamilton actor Leslie Odom Jr is also joining the cast as the father of a possessed child who tracks down Ms Burstyn for help. The trilogy will be written and directed by David Gordon Green,

Source: The Times July 27, 2021 11:23 UTC