The Exorcist: Believer (2023) - Blu-ray Forum

mrrant_33 · 09-25-2015, 05:31 AM

Over the decades, Morgan Creek Productions has produced 78 films and today they announced that have hired investment banking group to sell domestic rights to their extensive library. Why? Are they swimming in debt? Nope. Actually they are debt-free and want to use the funds raised from the sale to go into funding a number of new properties that they are looking to move forward on.

Deadline reports: "As part of any sale, Morgan Creek would retain remake rights for five titles — Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Major League, Young Guns, Flying Tigers and The Exorcist — but pay a percentage of the gross profit to the new owner of the library." Morgan Creek CEO Jim Robinson informed Deadline that remakes are currently in the works for several of those properties, including The Exorcist.

The Exorcist (1973), directed by William Friedkin and starred Max von Sydow and Linda Blair, is still considered one of the scariest films ever produced. It's about a 12-year-old girl named Regan (Blair) who becomes possessed by the devil after playing with a Ouija board. Father Karras (Jason Miller) and Father Merrin (Sydow) are called in to help, but what they experience is no run of the mill exorcism.

http://comicbook.com/2015/09/25/exor...-in-the-works/

Underworld54 · 09-25-2015, 06:18 AM

Ugh, some films should just be left alone

Jerome_T · 09-25-2015, 06:52 AM

Pass. Over and out.

Terrorfirmer · 09-25-2015, 07:04 AM

Why?...just...why?...

...I'm sad now.

Foggy · 09-25-2015, 07:11 AM

No point for this. Just make another film that is exorcism related instead of just making The Exorcist generic, they're all pretty much the same nowadays anyway.

dallywhitty · 09-25-2015, 08:14 AM

Do not want.

Not that I'm one of those 'all remakes are evil' people and I can think of some genuinely great ones, but The Exorcist is just one of those films which shouldn't be touched.

Dylan34 · 09-25-2015, 08:46 AM

I pray to God that this doesn't come to be!! The Exorcist is an absolute classic!! It's already lost some of its scare factor because of all of the other possession films that have flooded the genre. They all try to compete with the original but just can't do it. Now, they're going after the original itself?? Man, this is seriously some sad news!!

Blu-21 · 09-25-2015, 09:07 AM

You can tell this is going to be one of those watered down, soulless PG-13 modernized horror movies with plenty of cheap jump scares.

ditcin · 09-25-2015, 10:22 AM

It's amazing how those in Hollywood just do not learn. Carrie, The Fog, Poltergeist, Halloween, My Bloody Valentine, Friday the 13th, remakes - either did lower than expected, or just bombed.
Beside Morgan has a terrible track record in handling two past "Exorcist" films; how stupid can they be. Really.
I don't know who is dumber, Morgan Creek or the investors!

BladeRunner2007 · 09-25-2015, 10:27 AM

Do they really believe they can make a better, yet alone, scarier movie than the original? Hhahahahahahahahah

L-Rouge · 09-25-2015, 10:30 AM

just leave it alone!!.

Dylan34 · 09-25-2015, 10:43 AM

I didn't think Morgan Creek had anything to do with the original film. Aren't The Exorcist and The Heretic owned exclusively by Warner Brothers? I don't think Warner Brother's would have ever sold the rights to the original, they're pretty proud to own it. I know 3, The Beginning, and Dominion are Morgan Creek distributed by Warner's, but not the original or The Heretic.

feeling22 · 09-25-2015, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ditcin

It's amazing how those in Hollywood just do not learn. Carrie, The Fog, Poltergeist, Halloween, My Bloody Valentine, Friday the 13th, remakes - either did lower than expected, or just bombed.

Halloween remake, lower than expected/bombed? It's the highest grossing in the series. My Bloody Valentine was also fun and made $100M worldwide on a $15M budget.

But I agree with everyone, please don't make this. I'm tired of these possession films. They're all the same: young woman gets possessed, says dirty things, and turns into a gymnast.

Optimus · 09-25-2015, 11:54 AM

The Debts · 09-25-2015, 12:14 PM

jetjaguar4 · 09-25-2015, 12:44 PM

The Exorcist is my all-time favorite horror movie. A big, fat NO!

Zarkon · 09-25-2015, 01:02 PM

Why would they remake this???

Steelmaker · 09-25-2015, 01:12 PM

Will NOT see this! Will not support it whatsoever! The original is cinematic perfection! There is not really at ALL to do this! God I really hate Hollywood sometimes!

Troll2fan · 09-25-2015, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

Do they really believe they can make a better, yet alone, scarier movie than the original? Hhahahahahahahahah

I found it scary as a kid, but tried to watch it 15 years ago and found it more comical than scary.

With that said, I think they should leave it alone and not remake it.

reaperx187 · 09-25-2015, 05:34 PM

This is one of the few film's that should be left alone for sure.

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09-25-2015, 05:31 AM	#1
mrrant_33 Power Member Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:23	The Exorcist: Believer (2023) Over the decades, Morgan Creek Productions has produced 78 films and today they announced that have hired investment banking group to sell domestic rights to their extensive library. Why? Are they swimming in debt? Nope. Actually they are debt-free and want to use the funds raised from the sale to go into funding a number of new properties that they are looking to move forward on. Deadline reports: "As part of any sale, Morgan Creek would retain remake rights for five titles — Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Major League, Young Guns, Flying Tigers and The Exorcist — but pay a percentage of the gross profit to the new owner of the library." Morgan Creek CEO Jim Robinson informed Deadline that remakes are currently in the works for several of those properties, including The Exorcist. The Exorcist (1973), directed by William Friedkin and starred Max von Sydow and Linda Blair, is still considered one of the scariest films ever produced. It's about a 12-year-old girl named Regan (Blair) who becomes possessed by the devil after playing with a Ouija board. Father Karras (Jason Miller) and Father Merrin (Sydow) are called in to help, but what they experience is no run of the mill exorcism. http://comicbook.com/2015/09/25/exor...-in-the-works/

09-25-2015, 07:04 AM	#4
Terrorfirmer Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Canada 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:1037 DVD collection:282 Trading Score:11	Why?...just...why?......I'm sad now.

09-25-2015, 06:18 AM	#2
Underworld54 Blu-ray Count Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Albany NY Blu-ray collection:163 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:15	Ugh, some films should just be left alone

09-25-2015, 06:52 AM	#3
Jerome_T Active Member Member since:Sep 2015	Pass. Over and out.

09-25-2015, 07:11 AM	#5
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3589 DVD collection:47	No point for this. Just make another film that is exorcism related instead of just making The Exorcist generic, they're all pretty much the same nowadays anyway.

09-25-2015, 08:14 AM	#6
dallywhitty Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Temple of Isis 4K collection:319 Blu-ray collection:1679 DVD collection:178	Do not want. Not that I'm one of those 'all remakes are evil' people and I can think of some genuinely great ones, but The Exorcist is just one of those films which shouldn't be touched.

09-25-2015, 08:46 AM	#7
Dylan34 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:529 DVD collection:138	I pray to God that this doesn't come to be!! The Exorcist is an absolute classic!! It's already lost some of its scare factor because of all of the other possession films that have flooded the genre. They all try to compete with the original but just can't do it. Now, they're going after the original itself?? Man, this is seriously some sad news!!

09-25-2015, 09:07 AM	#8
Blu-21 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:67 Blu-ray reviews:1	You can tell this is going to be one of those watered down, soulless PG-13 modernized horror movies with plenty of cheap jump scares.

09-25-2015, 10:22 AM	#9
ditcin Power Member Member since:Apr 2011 Location:NY 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:597 Blu-ray reviews:1	It's amazing how those in Hollywood just do not learn. Carrie, The Fog, Poltergeist, Halloween, My Bloody Valentine, Friday the 13th, remakes - either did lower than expected, or just bombed. Beside Morgan has a terrible track record in handling two past "Exorcist" films; how stupid can they be. Really. I don't know who is dumber, Morgan Creek or the investors!

09-25-2015, 10:27 AM	#10
BladeRunner2007 Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Germany 4K collection:58 Blu-ray collection:1031 Blu-ray reviews:3	Do they really believe they can make a better, yet alone, scarier movie than the original? Hhahahahahahahahah

09-25-2015, 10:30 AM	#11
L-Rouge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2010 Location:south 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:254	just leave it alone!!.

09-25-2015, 10:43 AM	#12
Dylan34 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:529 DVD collection:138	I didn't think Morgan Creek had anything to do with the original film. Aren't The Exorcist and The Heretic owned exclusively by Warner Brothers? I don't think Warner Brother's would have ever sold the rights to the original, they're pretty proud to own it. I know 3, The Beginning, and Dominion are Morgan Creek distributed by Warner's, but not the original or The Heretic.

09-25-2015, 11:54 AM	#14
Optimus Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Apr 2014 Location:Australia 4K collection:410 Blu-ray collection:804 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:4

09-25-2015, 12:14 PM	#15
The Debts Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2013 Location:ME 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:330 DVD collection:181 MA collection:143 Digital collection:211 iTunes collection:147 Prime collection:122 Blu-ray reviews: 5

09-25-2015, 12:44 PM	#16
jetjaguar4 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Miami, FL Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:22	The Exorcist is my all-time favorite horror movie. A big, fat NO!

09-25-2015, 01:02 PM	#17
Zarkon Banned Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Planet Doom	Why would they remake this???

09-25-2015, 01:12 PM	#18
Steelmaker Blu-ray Duke Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Chattanooga, TN Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Will NOT see this! Will not support it whatsoever! The original is cinematic perfection! There is not really at ALL to do this! God I really hate Hollywood sometimes!

09-25-2015, 05:34 PM	#20
reaperx187 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Newark, DE 4K collection:221 Blu-ray collection:1477 DVD collection:77	This is one of the few film's that should be left alone for sure.

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