‘The Exorcist: Believer’ review: Dir. David Gordon Green (2023)
thehollywoodnews.comVery rarely do iconic horror movies escape the remake treatment at some point in their franchise legacy. Such classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Halloween and The Omen have all been treated (or fallen victim to, depending on your opinion) to a remake, but there are some that simply seem to be untouchable.
The Exorcist, directed by the late great William Friedkin 50 years ago, is one such sacred text. However, just because everyone respects it, doesn’t mean you can’t franchise it, with The Exorcist inspiring a number of sequels, prequels and TV shows, stopping short of going for a full-blown remake.
But now, the IP has been resurrected once more as a legacy sequel, as is the fashion. To marshal this new take – one which directly follows Friedkin’s original – David Gordon Green has reteamed with his Blumhouse producers and writing team fresh off their Halloween trilogy, one which similarly exhumed a dormant genre title for modern audiences.
Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy was met with a somewhat mixed reception, what with it often taking unexpected directions that split the fanbase right down the middle in a fashion matching Michael Myer’s own penchant for smashing skulls.
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