Jason Blum believes ‘The Exorcist’ reboot will prove critics wrong

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Linda Blair in The Exorcist which shocked audiences when it was released in 1973 (Warner Bros. Pictures / Sunset Boulevard / Corbis via Getty Images)

Horror producer Jason Blum has defied critics of his reboot of The Exorcist to watch the film before passing judgment, saying the proof will be in the pudding.

News of The Exorcist’s ‘theatrical reboot’ received a mixed response when it was first revealed in 2020, with some horror fans viewing the 1973 original as a property best left alone.

But Blum, the acclaimed producer behind Blumhouse Productions (Get Out, The Invisible Man), believes this new film will shock and surprise viewers.

Were going to surprise everyone with The Exorcist, Blum told Yahoo while promoting The Forever Purge, in UK theaters from July 16.

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I know there are a lot of skeptics, a lot of people who think this is sacred ground that we shouldn’t be walking on. But my job is to prove them wrong and I’m confident, he smiles.

Jason Blum speaks on stage at the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals. (Dave Pedley / Getty Images for SXSW)

We have a great script, we were going to be doing the movie in the next 18 months or so, and like I said, I’m going to prove my skeptics and critics wrong. I challenge them to go see my film.

When William Friedkins The Exorcist came out in 1973, it shocked audiences around the world. So much so that it would have caused fainting and vomiting in theaters. Even personal video copies of the controversial horror film have been banned in the UK, taken off shelves for 11 years.

Max von Sydow and Linda Blair on the set of The Exorcist (Warner Bros. Pictures / Sunset Boulevard / Corbis via Getty Images)

It has inspired a number of sequels, the most recent Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist hit screens in 2005, as well as a short-lived TV series that was canceled in 2017.

The sequel to Exorcist has David Gordon Green attached to direct, who is also working with Blum on his own Halloween reboot trilogy. Blum clearly rates the writer-director, once again giving audiences confidence in what might be in store for the new Exorcist movie.

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We had two amazing writers, Danny McBride and David Gordon Green, who wrote all three Halloween movies together. I think they did an amazing job.

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As to whether there will be any more Halloween movies after this scheduled trilogy, Blum said, Boy, that’s everyone’s guess. I have to tell a lot more people about it than David Gordon Green.

The Forever Purge hits UK cinemas on July 16. Watch a trailer below.

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