The pay-extra-for-this channel HBO Max has just released a new, updated trailer to announce their streaming of the 1973 William Friedkin film, THE EXORCIST. I have to say it is very well done and catches the vibe of the most controversial -- and scary -- horror movie of modern times.
One another, less enthusiastic note, the post below from cbr.com mentions a remake in development from horror producers Blumhouse. I think it's safe to say here that I believe this idea is not only preposterous, but sacrilegious. I wouldn't be surprised if there was more pea soup puke spewing from the viewers than from the screen when -- and if -- it's ever released.
HBO Max Unleashes Modern Trailer for 1973's The Exorcist
HBO Max recently released a modern-style trailer for 1973's The Exorcist, which is available to watch now on the streaming service.
By Keegan Prosser | January 4, 2021 | cbr.com
HBO Max recently released a modernized trailer for the 1973's Oscar-winning film, The Exorcist.
The updated trailer cuts together footage from the original film, with updated graphics that move the plot forward. As the character Regan MacNeil is shown falling deeper and deeper into possession, the music escalates and text reveals that film was inspired by actual events. The creepy trailer ends with a fully possessed Regan popping out of bed and yelling directly at the camera. This is the latest modernized trailer released by HBO Max, with the original Westworld film from 1973 recently getting a similar treatment.
Directed by William Friedkin, The Exorcist is based on the 1971 horror novel by the same name from William Peter Blatty. The book was inspired by newspaper accounts of an exorcism performed in the 1940s, which Blatty learned about while studying at Georgetown University.
The original Exorcist starred Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow and Lee J. Cobb. The film garnered 10 Academy Award nominations in 1973, including Friedkin for Best Director, and won for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound. The film also spawned four film sequels and prequels, as well as inspired a TV series spinoff that aired on Fox for two seasons starting in 2016. The short-lived series starred Geena Davis, Ben Daniels, Alfonso Herrera and Hannah Kasulka.
HBO Max's modern trailer comes about two weeks after it was reported that a reboot of The Exorcist was in the works at Blumhouse, and that the production company is eyeing director David Gordon Green to helm the project. Green is best known for directing Blumhouse's 2018 Halloween, which grossed more than $255 million worldwide. He is also the director of upcoming Blumhouse films Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, which will bow on Oct. 15, 2021 and Oct. 14, 2022, respectively.
The Exorcist is currently available to stream on HBO Max.
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It really is interesting how you can literally make something feel more "modern" just by editing the content in a different manner. I agree, they did a pretty good job with this updated trailer, it certainly feels "new" but still keeps the tone of the original movie.
I actually really enjoyed the 2016 "Exorcist" series quite a bit and was sad that it got axed so early on. But... yeah, I don't need to see the film remade. Ever. I don't even want to try and imagine how they'd manage to sexualize the story in the age of our oh so "woke" modern culture. I watched one episode of the CW's "Riverdale" and one episode of "Nancy Drew", and those abominations can just crawl right back into whatever diseased sewer they crawled out of. "The Exorcist" is a classic that should be appreciated but not duplicated.
My dad saw the film in theatres back when he was a teen, and he said it scared him to death, while his friends came out laughing their heads off. It had also terrified my mom, and when my dad let me finally watch the film (a very heavily edited television cut) when I was 12, my mom was so angry she wouldn't speak to either of us for a week!
I read Blatty's novel a few years ago and honestly it's one of the best books I think I've ever read. The movie never scared me much, but the book... the book was terrifying.
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