{"id":309197,"date":"2021-07-27T14:19:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T11:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/linda-blair-reveals-if-she-will-be-in-exorcist-reboot\/"},"modified":"2021-07-27T14:19:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T11:19:16","slug":"linda-blair-reveals-if-she-will-be-in-exorcist-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/linda-blair-reveals-if-she-will-be-in-exorcist-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"#Linda Blair reveals if she will be in ‘Exorcist’ reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Linda Blair reveals if she will be in ‘Exorcist’ reboot<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Linda Blair\u2019s head is spinning again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just getting texts from everybody,\u201d she exclusively told The Post after it was announced that Ellen Burstyn would reprise her 1973 \u201cExorcist\u201d role of Chris MacNeil \u2014 mother of devil-possessed teen Regan MacNeil, played by Blair \u2014 for an upcoming $400 million sequel trilogy to the classic horror film.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, one key casting question was not addressed by the announcement: Will Linda Blair reprise her own character for the project?<\/p>\n

On Monday evening, the 62-year-old actress shared a statement<\/a> on Twitter<\/a>, noting that \u201cas of now there has not been any discussions about me participating or reprising my role,\u201d adding that she \u201cwished all those involved the best and I app<\/a>reciate the loyalty and passion the fans have for The Exorcist and my character.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blair further told The Post that representatives for screenwriter and director David Gordon Green (of the acclaimed \u201cHalloween\u201d trilogy reboot), Blumhouse and Morgan Creek Productions \u2014 who are teaming up for the revisit \u2014 did reach out to tip her off about the movie series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That conversation, though, did not include an actual job offer, or even a cameo pitch.<\/p>\n

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Linda Blair gets a little freaky in 1973\u2019s \u201cThe Exorcist.\u201d<\/figcaption>
Warner Bros.\/ Courtesy: Everett Collection.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThey were polite enough to call. We spoke how amazing Ellen Burstyn is and that was as far as the conversation went,\u201d she said. \u201cI have no idea what the project is about and I have not been engaged in a conversation of participation. It was just letting me know they were going to do the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Blair knows her fanbase, and when reached by phone in Acton, California \u2014 where she runs the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation<\/a>, an animal rescue organization \u2014 the actress said \u201ceverybody is up in arms right now\u201d about her absence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In fact, a sampling of social media feedback found hell-raising fans asking, pointedly, \u201cBut uh\u2026 what about Linda Blair?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy would you not hire Linda Blair if you\u2019re adding Ellen Burstyn, who played her mom? Blair was excellent in the first movie (I don\u2019t count the second movie),\u201d noted one commenter<\/a>, who apparently liked the original but dissed the 1977 \u201cExorcist II: The Heretic\u201d sequel in which she also starred.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another spooked supporter proclaimed<\/a> that \u201dlinda blair better at LEAST make a cameo in it or i dont want it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Blair, who along with 88-year-old Burstyn was Oscar-nominated for her role, wouldn\u2019t say whether she would even consider taking on Regan again. She also wouldn\u2019t entertain whether fan reaction could sway the producers to rethink excluding her.<\/p>\n

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Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) comforts her daughter Regan (Linda Blair) in the 1973 hit \u201cThe Exorcist.\u201d<\/figcaption>
Warner Bros.\/ Courtesy: Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cDo I think they\u2019ll reach back around and realize, \u2018Oops\u2019? I have no idea, kiddo. I\u2019m kind of not venturing down the road thinking about it,\u201d she said. \u201cLet\u2019s see what happens in a week. I think they\u2019re about to be surprised. I don\u2019t think they saw coming what the fans are doing right now \u2014 and I don\u2019t blame the fans. To many fans, it\u2019s about Regan\u2019s survival and what she went through.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they want to come back around about what should be done and what the fans want, that\u2019s a different dialogue,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re going to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Exorcist\u201d was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 1974 and won for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound. Blair was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, but lost to Tatum ONeal, who was just 10 years old, for her role in \u201cPaper Moon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first movie in the rebooted trilogy is expected to premiere in October 2023, with the subsequent two installments streaming on Universal\u2019s streaming service, Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Linda Blair and Max Von Sydow in a scene from \u201cThe Exorcist.\u201d<\/figcaption>
Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n