The exorcista monument to William Friedkin
The exorcist (1973) is one of the most famous horror films. Besides the terrifying side of seeing a young girl possessed by a demon, the film was above all a dark and pessimistic depiction of the world. Like Father Karras, who lost his faith since his mother’s death.
With this film, William Friedkin However, it marked the history of cinema. In addition to its insane profitability and its numerous awards (two Oscars), The Exorcist has given rise to a whole series of derivative works. Suite, films inspired by the genre without forgetting numerous parodies.
The last example is called The Exorcist: Devotion. A reboot of the franchise that aims to be a direct sequel to William Friedkin’s film and which should give rise to a trilogy. We owe this proposal to David Gordon Greenwho had already done the same with the reboot trilogyHalloween.
Then his film takes place Nowadays, and follows Victor Fielding, a father who raised his daughter Angela alone after the death of his wife. The child becomes possessed by a demon, Victor goes to seek help from someone who has experienced the same thing, that is Chris MacNeil, Regan’s mother in the first film, played once again by Ellen Burstyn.
“I want to own David Gordon Green and make his life hell“
With The Exorcist: Devotion, David Gordon Green then confronts a monument of horror cinema. Knowing this, declared the director that he I would have liked to have talked about it with William Friedkin (died August 7, 2023), but that the two filmmakers had never “communicated”. David Gordon Green even said that he was “curious” about having it the opinion of the father of The exorcist about his film. But it seems that the latter was not not thrilled with the idea of this reboot.
This is what the American writer and critic Ed Whitfield would have said. The latter he would have had an argument with William Friedkin before his death and would question him about this David Gordon Green project. The director would not be kind, criticizing David Gordon Green’s career and claiming he had no desire to still be alive when the film was released. The Exorcist: Devotion.
William Friedkin once told me, “Ed, the guy who directed the new ‘Halloween’ is about to do the same for my movie ‘The Exorcist.’ Seriously, my hit movie is about to be expanded by the man who made “Wild Express.” I don’t want to be there when that happens. But if there is a spiritual world and I come back, I intend to possess David Gordon Green and make his life hell.
True statement or just a joke? Unfortunately not the director no longer here to confirm. But William Friedkin was known for his punchlines and, if this is true, it would still be good. Furthermore, he had always criticized the sequels to his film.
David Gordon Green would therefore have reason to worry. In fact, the first opinions on The Exorcist: Devotion have fallen, and given what is said, William Friedkin might really want to return to torment the director of the last Halloween.
The film will be released in France on 11 October 2023.
The director of The Exorcist filmed a real exorcism at over 80 years old
Source: Cine Serie
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