THE EXORCIST Reboot Casts THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES Actress Jennifer Nettle in "Primary Role"
David Gordon Green‘s The Exorcist has started production and it’s been reported that Jennifer Nettles (The Righteous Gemstones) is the latest actor to join the horror project. According to the report, she will have a “primary role” in the movie.
This reboot is described as a legacy sequel that will take place after the events of the original 1973 film. It’s also going to be a trilogy, and Green previously teased what we can expect from it, saying:
"I think we'll learn from the production on the first one to see what applies as we evolve. It's honoring Chris MacNeil and we're checking in on her 50 years later, so it's a significant evolution in her character, but I think it'll be really fun to explore.
"We're about to begin on a very different type of technical journey than Halloween. I don't even necessarily categorize it as a horror film, although it's very horror appealing, it's psychological and dramatic. It doesn't have the fun tension-breakers that Halloween would have, because you can't lean into any of the more campy qualities that I think we enjoy from time to time in the Halloween movies. It's dead serious and pretty straightforward, and I don't know, I'm excited about it."
The movie also stars Leslie Odom Jr. as the “father of a possessed child. Desperate for help, he tracks down Ms. Burstyn’s character.” It also stars Ellen Burstyn, who will be reprising her role as Chris MacNeil from the original 1973 movie. They are joined by Ann Dowd (Hereditary), Lidya Jewett (Netflix’s Nightbooks), Raphael Sbarge (Gaslit), and newcomer Olivia Marcum.
Gordon Green is directing the trilogy for Universal, Blumhouse and Morgan Creek. The first film will be released theatrically on October 13, 2023.
Source: Variety