In a chilling return to the iconic role of Chris MacNeil, Ellen Burstyn is compelled by the power of demonic possession in the first trailer for The Exorcist: Believer, set to open in theaters everywhere this October. This soft reboot, helmed by writer/director David Gordon Green and inspired by William Peter Blatty’s bestselling novel, marks the beginning of a new trilogy of films. As Jack Nitzsche’s haunting Exorcist theme sets the tone, the disappearance of two young girls in the woods leads to eerie events upon their return, signaling the resurgence of an ultimate evil. Angela’s father, Victor Fielding (Leslie Odom Jr.), desperate to save his possessed daughter, seeks Chris MacNeil’s expertise in banishing the supernatural, as she’s become an expert over the past 50 years, relying on a fusion of exorcism practices from various religions to combat the malevolent force from Hell.
-August 10, 2023