First Exorcist Blu-ray special feature revealed

Picture this: Director of The Exorcist William Friedkin casually strolls through the primary locations of Georgetown, discussing elements of the classic horror film with its author and creator William Peter Blatty.

Sounds pretty neat, doesn’t it! The tour is being shot in February 2009 specifically to appear on the much-anticipated Blu-ray release of The Exorcist, which hits shelves around September-November 2009.

The National Ledger got this scoop in November, and spoke to Friedkin about the arranged filming: “We’re going to do an on-camera tour of all the locations in Georgetown. We’re going to the real places,” he said.

Exorcist fans will recall the last time Friedkin and Blatty spoke on film together was for the 25th Anniversary DVD in 1997, which was shot by The Fear of God documentary creator and renowned Exorcist journalist Mark Kermode (video highlight included below).

As previously reported on The Exorcist Fansite, William Friedkin began working on the Exorcist Blu-ray project earlier this month.

Friedkin went on to elaborate on his love for the Blu-ray format. “VHS was a lousy medium,” he said. “All my films came out on VHS, but they’re all faded now, just like the 35 mm prints. They had a death certificate on them when they were made.”

Speaking about his restoration of The French Connection for Blu-ray release, he expressed how impressed he was with the final print, which leads me to presume The Exorcist will get the same restoration treatment.

The question still remains, however: Which version is being used?

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