Early Exorcist: believer Reactions are in, and according to a report by world of rolethe film did anything but brilliantly in front of the test audience.
Early Exorcist: believer Reactions are in, and according to a report by world of rolethe film did anything but brilliantly in front of the test audience.
What were the first reactions to Exorcist: Believer?
The report states that initial reactions to David Gordon Green’s planned sequel to the horror classic have been “not good”. There was a screening in New York City this week, and according to both the report and other insiders on Twitter, audiences didn’t like the film at all. Most initial reactions seem to indicate that the film is too long and “not scary”.
While the film’s release is still some way off, it’s not great that early testing was as bad as it’s claimed to be. Still, both reports indicate that possible reshoots could help save the film, which according to Twitter user and insider ViewerAnon contained “an excellent jump scare.”
The Exorcist: Believer serves as a direct sequel to the original horror film, adapted from the novel by William Peter Blatty. Halloween is directed by David Gordon Green from a screenplay he is co-writing with Scott Teems, Danny McBride and Peter Sattler.
Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn returns to the franchise for the upcoming films, reprising her iconic role as Chris MacNeil over 40 years since the original film premiered in 1973, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Joining Burstyn are Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton, One Night in Miami), Emmy winner Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale), Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon a Time), Jennifer Nettles (Harriet) and the newcomers Lidya Jewett and Olivia Marcum.
The sequel is being produced by Jason Blum, David Robinson and James Robinson, with Green, McBride, Couper Samuelson and Stephanie Allain serving as executive producers. It is a co-production between Blumhouse and Morgan Creek Productions, with Ryan Turek overseeing the project on behalf of Blumhouse.
The original The Exorcist follows the sudden demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl named Regan (Linda Blair) after she stumbles across an old Ouija board. In a last-ditch effort to save Regan, two Roman Catholic priests (Max von Sydow and Jason Miller) are recruited to perform an exorcism on her.