Out in cinemas for the past two weeks now, The Exorcist: Believer is a reboot of the 1973 original directed by the late William Friedkin. Following the tradition of David Gordon Green's reboot of Halloween, The Exorcist: Believer will be a sequel to the original film disregarding other previous sequels. It might seem odd to sort of sever the continuity of The Exorcist franchise, but it makes sense, in that Green wants to build upon the foundation that the original film established using a new set of perspectives, themes, and milieu.
Ellen Burstyn, who starred in the original film, will be reprising her role of Chris MacNeil, but instead of the story revolving around her character, Green takes on a different approach with the concept of synchronized possession. Nevertheless, we will still see Burstyn's character now fulfilling the role of the expert on demonic activity. For other details on the concept of The Exorcist: Believer as well as the technical aspects such as makeup which was highly acclaimed for the original film due to the superb work of the late Dick Smith, check out Martyn Conterio's article on NME.
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