‘The Exorcist’ Prequels Explained
The Big Picture The trailer for David Gordon Green's The Exorcist: Believer has just dropped, the first film in the franchise in 18 years. Why has there been such a huge gap, you might ask? We've had a Friday the 13th more recently than that! Well, once you hear the story of how the last two Exorcist movies were made, you'll understand why this franchise was given a wide berth until now.
The entire main cast was replaced, and filming restarted in the winter of 2003 for a decidedly more commercial and action-oriented film. The final product, Exorcist: The Beginning, was released in August 2004 to terrible reviews and poor box office numbers, resulting in Schrader being allowed to finish his original vision.
What Went Wrong With 'Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist'? But while things started well, they most certainly did not end that way. Morgan Creek did not like the initial cut. In fact, they hated it, and within a week of the first screening, its editor had been fired. It was a horror film without a scare in sight, thus making it a hard sell to the general public, even though Schrader claims it was exactly the film they’d agreed to.
'Exorcist: The Beginning' Was a Box-Office and Critical Failure Once again, things did not go well. The Beginning opened to negative reviews and underwhelming box office results, but it’s unfair to blame Harlin. He was tasked with creating a more accessible film that contained all the thrills a popcorn-munching audience would want, and in this regard, he succeeded.
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