The Exorcist: Believer Director Responds Whether The Demon Is Pazuzu From Original Movie-TGN

The Exorcist: Believer director David Gordon Green discusses whether the demonic entity in the new movie is the original Exorcist’s Pazuzu.

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Summary

• Director David Gordon Green clarifies that the demon in the new Exorcist movie is not Pazuzu, the primary antagonist of the original 1973 film.

• The new movie follows Ellen Burstyn’s character, Chris MacNeil, as she seeks advice when two young girls go missing and appear to be possessed.

• While Green does not reveal the identity of the new demon, he suggests that knowledgeable demonologists may be able to identify it.

The director of The Exorcist: Believer has clarified whether the demon featured in the new movie is Pazuzu. Pazuzu is the primary antagonist of the original 1973 The Exorcist, though the possession in the iconic horror movie is frequently misattributed to the Devil himself. The new movie, which sees original star Ellen Burstyn returning to the role of Chris MacNeil for the first time, will follow the character’s advice being sought by a new distraught parent after a pair of young girls seem to be possessed after going missing.

IGN recently sat down for an interview with director David Gordon Green several months ahead of the official The Exorcist: Believer release date of October 13. During their conversation, they discussed the nature of the demonic presence in the new movie, and Green confirmed that it was not Pazuzu. However, he hinted that “studied demonologists might know” the entity in question. Read Green’s full quote below:

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Source: IGN

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