Universal And Peacock Team Up For A New $400m 'EXORCIST' Film Series

That price right there, would make ANYBODY’s head spin!

The New York Times was the first to report this “mega deal” for Universal and Peacock earlier today.

“Donna Langley, the film studio’s chairwoman, teamed with Peacock, NBCUniversal’s fledgling streaming service, to make the purchase, which is expected to be announced this week, according to three people briefed on the matter. These people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the still-private deal, said the price was in the vicinity of the $465 million that Netflix paid in March for two sequels to the 2019 whodunit Knives Out.

Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton, Knives Out 2) will star in a new Exorcist trilogy, the first of which is confirmed to be directed by David Gordon Green.

In a surprising turn of events, Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn will reprise her role as Chris MacNeil from the 1973 classic, mother to the possessed and tortured Regan MacNeil (played by Linda Blair).

Story details are light right now but we can confirm “Odom Jr. will play the father of a possessed child. Desperate for help, he tracks down Ms. Burstyn’s character.”

This film series is looking to do what Gordon Green’s earlier take on Halloween did for the franchise by revitalizing the EXORCIST and all it’s evil.

Blumhouse is producing with Morgan Creek Entertainment.

Scott Teems (Halloween Kills, The Quarry), Danny McBride (Halloween Kills, Halloween) and David Gordon Green teamed up for the story being penned by Peter Sattler (Broken Diamonds) and David Gordon Green.

The first film in the trilogy will be released theatrically on October 13, 2023.

The Exorcist hasn’t been on the big screen since 2005 and most recently was a hit TV show on Fox for a brief period of time.

Will you be watching this new take on The Exorcist?

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