"The Exorcist" will have a sequel

William Friedkin's original movie poster -

Prepare your holy water and your crucifixes, a sequel to

is being prepared.

Behind this new project, Blumhouse and Morgan Creek Productions, and it won't be a remake, as the rights-holding company swore in a 2015 post that has been pinned on Twitter ever since. .

After three failed sequels and a prequel, the franchise was treated to a two-season TV series, tied directly to the original film.

In order not to repeat past mistakes, the studios are counting on David Gordon Green, director of

(2018), to take control of this sequel.

As reported by The Observer and The Hollywood Reporter, negotiations are underway with the director, who knows Blumhouse well, as he is one of the companies behind the 11th episode of the franchise starring Jamie Lee Curtis .

From

Halloween

to the

Exorcist

The 1973 feature film, directed by William Friedkin, was an unmatched success for a horror film, until

, the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King's novel, in terms of financial, but also critical.

is the first of its kind to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, one of ten nominations received.

The cast included Max von Sydow and Ellen Burstyn, as well as Linda Blair in the role of the young teenager possessed.

The original film also became cult because of the many stories surrounding the shoot.

Nine people linked to the film have died, including Jack McGowran, who died a week after the feature was released and who played the teenager's grandfather.

Linda Blair and Max von Sydow lost loved ones during the filming.

A fire also burned down the house in which the filming was taking place, but the room used for the exorcism scenes remained intact.

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