Have you heard about the the Exorcist Miniseries? Scares Kids and even adults, a TV miniseries is reportedly in the works with both the orginal writer (William Peter Blatty) and director (William Friedkin) teaming up again! Get the details here.
William Peter Blatty, the orginal creator of The Exorcist, is gearing up to reportedly turn his novel into a miniseries. The news came by way of Cemetery Dance magazine. The mag recently sat down for a little Q&A with Blatty, and here’s what the novelist had to say that is making many think an Exorcist Miniseries is on the way!
Blatty, who was speaking about his rough drafts and the material that had to be taken out in order to make the movie, has him thinking about a possible Exorcist Miniseries!
“Yes and no. I would love to have been able to include the subplot involving Karl and his daughter Elvira which I did in my first draft, but that script ran to 172 pages, much, much too long.”
His plans for the Exorcist Miniseries also includes William Friedkin, the original director of the flick that scares kids! I know it scared me. Sounding like a bit of a perfectionist, Blatty has been fine tuning his horror story since it first hit shelves in 1971.
Blatty it seems left a lot of the story out to adapt it into movie form. Now after more than twenty-years the writer wants to give it another go with new ideas added in.
“But I might have it my way in the near future, inasmuch as I’ve written an Exorcist miniseries script that not only faithfully includes all the main elements of the novel, but also some rather spooky new material and scenes, as well as a totally new (and perhaps much more satisfying) ending. I’ve also updated it. Billy Friedkin has agreed to direct.”
What do you think of the Exorcist Miniseries? Who would you suggest to be cast in the Oscar winning story? Let us know below. In the meantime we’ll keep you posted on any new happenings surrounding the head spinning Exorcist Miniseries that scares kids and adults!
November 18th, 2009 at 5:07 am
Bill, Bill, you guys got together and made a classic. Excellent work. But isn’t it time to either retire or move on to something else instead of milking the one big hit you ever had over and over again? We’ve all seen the original and we’re happy with it. It’s like Lucas force-feeding us Star Wars every ten years. I’m so sick of Star Wars I’m rooting for Darth Vader from now on! Don’t do it with The Exorcist, OK?
November 18th, 2009 at 9:24 am
I don’t care what Victoria has to say, I happen to think that it is high time to bring back this classic. Bringing back after a forty year absence is hardly going to wear out it’s welcome.
The book and the movie scared the “bejesus” out of me back in the early 70’s. Quality does not have a shelf life. This masterpiece deserves to be told and retold. Go for it!