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I realize the question really should be “who should play Reagan in the TV adaption of The Exorcist” but honestly I forgot what the character’s name was and all I could remember was that she was played by Linda Blair, and then I looked it up and came to the conclusion that Linda Blair is still the more recognizable name. Is that a good enough explanation for you? My goodness. JUST LET ME GET TO THE THING! So, here’s the thing, from Indiewire:
“Martha Marcy May Marlene” director Sean Durkin will get his Hollywood feet wet with a ten-part, television adaptation of the iconic, horror movie classic from Morgan Creek. Producer Roy Lee — who knows a thing or two about remakes with “The Grudge,” “The Departed,” “The Eye” and upcoming “Oldboy” under his belt — is on board to help steer the ship, in the tale that will explore the events that lead up to the possession, before Father Damian Karras (played by Jason Miller in Friedkin’s film) is called in.
Sounds good to me. I’ll take as many The Exorcist adaptations as Hollywood wants to throw at me because The Exorcist was great, and maybe someday someone will make a The Exorcist adaptation that isn’t garbage. We haven’t seen it yet, but maybe! We can always dream! Obviously a good amount of the success or failure of this adaptation will come from the success or failure of the Linda Blair character. Soooo. Who should play that character, do you think? Let’s throw some names around.
Ryan Reynolds?
Lindsay Lohan, probably?
Marissa Paternoster from Screaming Females, the best band in the world? Which is not meant to be insulting at all? She rules and it would just be great?
The jerk from Girls/Tiny Furniture?
Zooey Deschanel?
A haunted dress?
BRIT MARLING?
Glow in the dark Ouija Board?
So many great choices! Did I leave out anyone? Probably not, right? Or did I? The power of Christ COMPELS you to tell me if I left out anyone!!!!!!!!
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these suggestions are all contingent on whether or not Martha, Marcy, May, or Marlene are unavailable, right?
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AHEM…
Oh right. Nevermind! We got it!
Falcon Heene is the obvious choice here.
My comprehension of this joke came in stages, but I finally got there and now I highly approve of it.
“your mother sucks cock in hell!”
The first time I saw the Exorcist, it was in the theater in 2000 or 2001… when they did the restore and added a few extra scenes. It was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. When they offer her Ritalin? The WHOLE audience started laughing and couldn’t stop. And honestly, it just gets funnier every time I have seen it since.
I guess what I’m saying is I am Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice
Herman Cain
I mean Beetlejuice
are we the same person?
I’m upvoting you for Beetlejuice, even though you are wrong about Exorcist. That movie is the scariest movie of all time, EVEN WITH the hilarity of the chain-smoking doctor (which also made everyone laugh where I saw it in 2000/2001).
I’m downvoting you because you think Small Wonder is the worst TV show in the history of the world and therefore all of your comments from yesterday forward are WRONG and invalid.
I refuse to believe this is what you have come to.
I don’t know but I know who should play La Sexorcisto.
I am enjoying today’s thing.
Ten Parts!!! That’s almost the whole season of Community…but I am looking forward to the next 13 episodes of “Community.”
And Linda Blair can’t reprise her role becauuuuuuuuuuse?
Wouldn’t be the first time…
How did she get first billing over Leslie Neilsen?
They were big fans of The Days And Nights Of Molly Dodd.
A ten part television adaptation? So… the idea is to make it less scary, but ten times as long? Really?
that does seem a bit excessive… and i agree w/ you. I don’t see this being a success.
I’ve never watched The Exorcist. It looks really boring and cheap. Horror films just don’t age well because so much depends on the state of effects technology. Obsolescence is built in.
Here’s a fun fact: one of my high school teachers (a jesuit) was an extra in that movie. He invited the other jesuit extras to come to our school and talk to us about it. Turns out a lot of spooky accidents and events happened while they were filming. Fires and accidental (?) deaths and such. Gave me bad dreams.
Dame Maggie Smith.
you forgot Tempest Bledsoe.