The Exorcist: Believer (2023)

The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Director: David Gordon Green
== Plot ==
When two girls (Lidya Jewett and Olivia Marcum) disappear into the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, the father of one girl (Leslie Odom Jr.) seeks out Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn), who's been forever altered by what happened to her daughter (Linda Blair) fifty years ago.
== Male Deaths ==
* E.J. Bonilla [Father Maddox]
== Female Deaths ==
* Tracey Graves [Sorenne Fielding]
* Olivia Marcum [Katherine] (revived)
* Lidya Jewett [Angela Fielding] (revived)
== Trivia ==
# Ellen Burstyn had turned down reprising her role and was then offered double the salary. Burstyn thought, "I feel like the devil is asking my price." She eventually accepted, using the salary to fund an MFA scholarship for actors at Pace University where the Actors Studio teaches the program. Burstyn is a lifelong member of the Actors Studio and a co-president.
# On William Friedkin's passing, writer and film critic Ed Whitfield posted this on Twitter(X) and Facebook : "William Friedkin once said to me, 'Ed, the guy who made those new Halloween sequels is about to make one to my movie, the Exorcist. That's right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made Pineapple Express. I don't want to be around when that happens. But if there's a spirit world, and I can come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell.'"
# On July 26, 2021, it was confirmed that original star Ellen Burstyn would be returning as Chris MacNeil for the first time since The Exorcist (1973).
# The Exorcist (1973) was followed by The Exorcist (2016) on Fox, one which acts as a direct sequel to the original movie and ignores the others in the series. Despite widespread critical acclaim, Fox canceled the series after its second season. Presumably, this movie will wipe the slate clean and offer an updated take on the William Peter Blatty novel if it is actually produced.
# Ellen Burstyn stated in an interview shortly before filming began that she accepted the offer to return solely for the money, which she donated to her charity.
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