Director David Gordon Green discusses what his scrapped sequels to 2023's The Exorcist: Believer may have looked like.
The Exorcist: Believer was released in United States theaters in October 2023. Directed by Green, the film was supposed to kickstart a new trilogy of Exorcist movies; however, the films were canceled after The Exorcist: Believer was received poorly by fans and critics.
Midnight Mass’ Mike Flanagan has now been tapped to direct the next film in The Exorcist franchise, which will serve as a reboot rather than a continuation of Believer., Green, who is now directing a comedy-drama movie starring Ben Stiller called Nutcrackers, was asked what his scrapped Exorcist sequels would have looked like.“Oh, man. That’s a long answer. It’s complicated. It’s long and complicated. We had our next one written and had it mapped out for the third one.
“What I’m pitching, in terms of my professional ambition is, I need the creative freedom and give me the budgetary constraints so I can keep control of that. That’s something we learned pretty quickly, expectations that are limitless and really daunting. So, for me to keep that creative freedom and be able to make the choices I wanted to make… As you see with the “Halloween” movies, the choices I make aren’t always the most popular ones.
Green also said that the sequels would have followed Ann Dowd’s character. It’s unclear if any other cast members from Believer would have returned. The Exorcist: Believer is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Flanagan’s Exorcist movie is currently dated for March 13, 2026.Brandon Schreur has been writing about comics, movies, television shows, and all things pop culture for roughly five years. He's a lifelong cinephile who spends way, way too much money buying Blu-rays and trade paperbacks. You can find him on twitter at @brandonschreur.
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