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'The Real Story Behind The Exorcist' Gets Adapted to the Big Screen!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009


By: MrDisgusting
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God bless Vertigo Entertainment for taking the high road and keeping their hands off remaking The Exorcist, one of the few films that should never be touched. Instead, the producers of The Ring, The Grudge, Quarantine and countless other remakes, are working on an adaptation of Mark Opsasnick's book "The Real Story Behind The Exorcist". Read on for the skinny on this exclusive breaking news.

In the vein of Exorcism of Emily Rose, Vertigo Entertainment is adapting "The Real Story Behind The Exorcist: A Study of the Haunted Boy and Other True-Life Horror Legends from Around the Nation's Capital," which at this point is currently untitled, Bloody-Disgusting learned exclusively.

What's interesting about this project is that it is NOT a remake of The Exorcist, nor is it even based on the newspaper articles that inspired the most terrifying film ever made.

"The Real Story", written by Mark Opsasnick, is the story of a reporter trying to track down the real person that the movie The Exorcist was based on and discovering that there was more to the story. During the investigation, different stories are told by "witnesses" from their perspective.

The investigation ends with the reporter actually tracking down the real-life inspiration for The Exorcist. How does it end up? I guess you'll have to read the book or watch the movie when it hits big screens in the coming years.

This sounds like it could be pretty interesting!

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91DSMwSPL
3:35pm, June 3, 2009

This sounds like it will be a fun movie to watch. I am curious how they will depict the story for I do agree The Exorcist should never be remade. I just hope the name is a working title for it sounds to blah!


Mikie
4:13pm, June 3, 2009

Anneliese Michel!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4n9vK0_mdk N OW THAT IS SCARY!!!


Rambo Lunchbox
4:33pm, June 3, 2009

Well, that's one way of remaking a classic without actually remaking it.


HorrorFan101
5:04pm, June 3, 2009

This sounds pretty good. Iam going to have to go check that book out.


SpikeGhost
5:11pm, June 3, 2009

This is a pretty good idea... I'm looking forward to learn more about this project :P


GoreGore_Dancer
6:19pm, June 3, 2009

Nice,nice


Biohazard
7:32pm, June 3, 2009

"THE EXORCIST" is my favorite Horror Movie. However,the book is a lot more profound and frightening than the movie. An even closer adaptation would TOTALLY freak everyone out! Special Effects and Make-up are better now. Get a A-List Director,a top-notch cast, and a bigger budget and you MIGHT just have a great, terrifying remake. But,using a Classic's REPUTATION to sell a bunch of "possession scenes" sounds a LOT more irritating than a remake.


ANTiSocial
7:34pm, June 3, 2009

Vertigo Entertainment, I love you.


gerantgerant
11:44pm, June 3, 2009

Great idea... now run with it. Please never remake "that" most revered film.


The Talented Mr. Eide
12:59am, June 4, 2009

I remember reading what I think are excerpts from this book, if not an article. If memory serves me correctly, the author did some very extensive detective work and, basically, found out that the so-called 'haunted boy' was nothing more than a rambunctious problem child. Considering the times in which he grew up, they probably didn't fully understand the extent of his issues, so they weren't equipt to handle him properly. The author even tracked down the actual guy 'The Exorcist' was based on, and, of course, he declined to make a comment of any kind.


truchainsaw28
1:27am, June 4, 2009

ehhh it's prob gonna be super lame


crow454
6:56am, June 4, 2009

Why is that truchainsaw28?


horrorchick81
10:02am, June 4, 2009

count me in!


foghorne
2:42pm, June 4, 2009

exorcist is my fav horror movie of all time but no movie is untouchable. its just a movie. I like bio would love to see it be revamped if the right people were involved


WalkingDeadGuy
12:53am, June 5, 2009

Just hope it isn't PG-13.


Undeath
8:17am, June 5, 2009

Biohazard: Agreed 100%, the book is even better. But I think Friedkin's film is about as faithful and effective as a movie possibly could be. There's just no way for an 'Exorcist' film adaptation to be improved upon. Remaking slashers is one thing, but this truly would be pointless. And I don't expect much from a movie about the "actual event" either. No one has ever made a decent (serious) posession flick since the original. I expect more Molly Hartley/Emily Rose/Haunting in CT crap.


Undeath
8:19am, June 5, 2009

WalkingDeadGuy: Sadly, it will almost certainly be PG-13.


Remember Slithis?
1:43am, June 7, 2009

I'm sure the book will be an interesting read but a film adaptation could be lame.I agree that the Exorcist should never be remade.I hope hollywood learned it's lesson after the Omen remake.I'd still give it a chance if it's rated R.


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