Flanagan's Exorcist Plan offers the Franchise a Great New Direction.
Flanagan's joke on his inclination for long monologues about Religion is likely to be relevant to people who saw Netflix's Midnight Mass. Though the monologue-heavy script divided several people despite the show's great popularity among viewers and critics, others complained that it slowed down the miniseries' pace even if it included some strong commentary on religion overall. Flanagan has also responded to these criticisms, assuring his immediate miniseries follow-up would concentrate more on scares for its teen and young adult fans.
Although Flanagan's vow of wanting to create something more immediately terrifying is certainly a positive indication for the movie, his whole vision for the next Exorcist picture looks to provide a brilliant new path for the whole franchise. To his point, the original William Friedkin-helmed classic did mostly enjoy the struggle between faith and doubt, and how the latter may exacerbate conditions for those coping with the possessed. Green's Exorcist: Believer similarly investigated these subjects in his attempts to remain authentic to the original film, but was judged to have done in a generally plain and predictable manner.
The Next Exorcist Movie Blumhouse Made Won't Feature One Mike Flanagan: Trademark
With the renowned director now under confirmation to be working on the studio's second effort to resuscitate the property, Mike Flanagan assures Blumhouse's next Exorcist movie won not have one of his trademarks. Following their earlier partnership on the Halloween legacy sequel trilogy, the indie horror company had brought the legendary property back with 2023's The Exorcist: Believer, with intentions to start a new trilogy of stories from it helmed by David Gordon Green. Though Green left the sequel and Blumhouse continued without these films and instead hired Flanagan to write and direct a fresh Exorcist installment following their unsatisfactory critical and financial reaction.
During a recent ATX TV Festival (via IndieWire), Flanagan gave a few little suggestions as to what to expect from his approach on The Exorcist property. He did confirm that it wouldn't include his inclination for long character monologues about religion, kindly sharing with Blumhouse executives that he "got it out of my system" while also expressing that it doesn't hold the same potential to scare audiences as it did with the original movie, even while he did not reveal specifics about the narrative of the movie. View what Flanagan had to say below:
The Exorcist: A More In-depth Dive
Flanagan's ideas for The Exorcist sound on target to provide something new and fresh for the series, given many of the past poorly received successors in the genre failed to strike the proper mix between absolute scares and deeper themes. Although he might not use monologues to explore these more profound levels, his work on his other critically praised Movies reveals he is equally suited for presenting pure fear as something important. Furthermore, with the abundance of legends to draw from beyond Pazuzu and the MacNeil family's record of demonic encounters, it will be fascinating to see how Flanagan writes among the decades-spanning Exorcist chronology.
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"I Don't See That Working Here"
Flanagan gave a few quick teasers of what to expect from his take on the Exorcist series during a recent visit to the ATX TV Festival (via IndieWire). He did confirm that it wouldn't include his inclination for long character monologues about Religion, kindly sharing with Blumhouse executives that he "got it out of my system" while also expressing that it doesn't hold the same potential to scare audiences as it did with the original movie, even while he did not reveal specifics about the narrative of the movie. View what Flanagan had to say below:
A part of my discussion with Blumhouse and Universal on this was, "I don't believe this is a monologue endeavor." The custom is rather a monologue, but we have previously seen that. Someone has yelled prayers at someone else. It horrified people fifty years ago; I simply can not see it working in current context. [Translation of an unidentified director] We just find it dramatic, and horror is driven by young viewers. That is the fact. Many of the people who will see this haven have not seen the original and will not find any references to it appealing.
Evaluating the Exorcist
Direct follow-up to the 1973 supernatural horror picture created by director David Gordon Green, The Exorcist: Believer centers on Victor Fielding, a father compelled to raise his daughter alone following the death of his wife twelve years prior. The extraordinary events surrounding Victor's daughter's and friend's disappearance compel him to look out Chris MacNeil, the only person who has dealt with these atrocities prior.
Those who appreciate Horror Movies could find the comeback interesting. The sequel is already attracting people since the previous movie had great popularity. Still, given fierce competition from a few other noteworthy horror films, it's not clear how this one will fare. Input:
