The Exorcist: Believer is the first part of the three sequels planned of the original The Exorcist which will include The Exorcist: Deceiver in 2025 and an unnamed threequel. It is the direct sequel to the cult classic The Exorcist (1973). Even though I don’t like the original film, I can imagine what a sequel to The Exorcist can be with modern sensibilities and technologies. The film naturally had immense hype being a follow-up to the cult classic horror movie, however, the film has opened up to one of the worst critical receptions of the year. While it is still estimated to open big at the box office, does this hamper the plans for the sequel? May be not. But, how committed were the makers to the sequel? Is there a post credit scene in Believer that teases the impending horror?
Does The Exorcist: Believer Tease The Exorcist: Deceiver?
The concept of post credit scenes was started by Marvel Studios in modern cinema. Giving the audience just one more nugget of the film that teases about the upcoming developments in the franchise. After Marvel, DC also followed the trend and soon post credit scenes became a norm in the superhero genre. However, recently many mainstream Hollywood franchises have also adopted this tradition with Fast X having a post-credits scene where we saw Luke Hobbs’ return. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts added a mid-credits too in order to revive Mirage.
There are still some franchises which opt against the trope. For instance, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse didn’t have a post-credits, for example. Just like Across the Spider-Verse, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One and Meg 2: The Trench, The Equalizer 3 A Haunting In Venice and The Creator, The Exorcist: Believer doesn’t have a post credit scene. Not having a post-credits scene allows the franchise to evolve naturally and make corrections based on the reception of The Exorcist: Believer.
The film is directed by David Gordon Green, the director behind the Halloween sequel trilogy and stars Ellen Burstyn, Olivia Marcum, Leslie Odom Jr., Jennifer Nettles and Lidya Jewett.
The Exorcist: Believer is all set to release in theatres on 6th October 2023.
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