Early Test Screenings Of 'EXORCIST: BELIEVER' Say The Film Is "Too Long And Not Scary"

It’s being reported that an early test screening of David Gordon Green’s ‘EXORCIST: BELIEVER’ in New York had a concise appraisal of the film as being “not good.”

A screening took place this week in New York City, and according to both the report and other insiders on Twitter, audiences didn’t like the film whatsoever. Most early reactions seem to suggest the film is too long and “not scary.”

While the film isn’t set to release for some time, early testing being as bad as it is alleged to be isn’t great. Still, both reports note that potential reshoots could help salvage the film, which did feature “one excellent jump scare” according to Twitter user and insider ViewerAnon.

Exorcist: Believer serves as a direct sequel to the original horror feature, which was adapted from William Peter Blatty’s novel. Halloween’s David Gordon Green directing from a screenplay he is co-writing with Scott Teems, Danny McBride, and Peter Sattler.

Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn is returning to the franchise for the upcoming films, reprising her iconic role as Chris MacNeil over 40 years since the original film debuted in 1973, for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Joining Burstyn are Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton, One Night in Miami), Emmy winner Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale), Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon a Time), Jennifer Nettles (Harriet), and newcomers Lidya Jewett and Olivia Marcum.

Reactions I’ve heard to the EXORCIST: BELIEVER test screening in NY aren’t great. Common complaints are that it’s too long and not scary. Maybe reshoots will save the day?

— ViewerAnon (@ViewerAnon) May 10, 2023

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