If you enjoyed The Exorcist: Believer, you might be in for some bad news. David Gordon Green is leaving The Exorcist: Deceiver and its sequel, and it’s currently off Universal’s release calendar. The search is on with Blumhouse and Universal to find a new director for the project.

Gordon Green is instead focusing on his upcoming project Nutcrackers with Ben Stiller, as well as the upcoming fourth season of The Righteous Gemstones. The film was set to release in theaters on April 18th, 2025, but now doesn’t have a release date. That date is being taken over by the upcoming Antoine Fuqua-directed Michael Jackson biopic, Michael.

The Exorcist: Believer had high hopes from horror fans that wanted more from the series, however, it didn’t catch on. It was a major disappointment at the box office and it was panned by critics and fans alike. Hopefully, some new blood at the creative head for The Exorcist: Deceiver can bring the series back to prosperity. You can read our review of The Exorcist: Believer here.

If you missed The Exorcist: Believer, here’s a synopsis.

“Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding (Leslie Odom, Jr.) has raised their daughter Angela (Lidya Jewett) on his own.

But when Angela and her friend Katherine (Olivia Marcum) disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, it unleashes a chain of events that will force Victor to confront the nadir of evil and, in his terror and desperation, seek out the only person alive who has witnessed anything like it before.”

This is a developing story and we’ll keep you updated as we get more news.

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