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Some news from Bill Blatty regarding upcoming releases. Merry Christmas!
“A smattering of news: The Exorcist play had a most successful (at least in terms of sellout audiences for six weeks) and will now move to London; Tor/Forge is republishing The Ninth Configuration as a trade paperback and will be offering my entire backlog of work in digital form, which pleases me since I feel that my comic novels are probably my best. Oh, well, at least I actually enjoyed writing them; and next year, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Exorcist film Warner Brothers will put out a new high def Blu-ray with lots of new features, including a 40-minutes doc featuring a revisiting the tiny guest house in which I wrote the novel and reminiscing about it, plus some never-before-seen footage of an interview about the 1949 case of possession with Fr. Eugene Gallegher, the Jesuit priest in whose class at Georgetown U. I first heard about it; and, finally, I’m thinking of a plan for a new book for readers who, like you, are searching, and have — at least for now — abandoned a terror novel of which I’ve completed only about 70 pages. It’s what they call “an entertainment,” whereas the faith book is an apostolic work.”
– William Peter Blatty, 2012
Will ALL cut scenes/sequences be added at LAST??
“Back to the study. The script. Chris read. Halfway through, she saw Regan coming toward her.
“Hi, honey. What's wrong?”
“There's these real funny noises, Mom.”
“In your room?”
“It's like knocking. I can't go to sleep.”
Where the hell are those traps!
“Honey, sleep in my bedroom and I'll see what it is.”
Chris led her to the bedroom and tucked her in.
“Can I watch TV for a while 'til I sleep?”
“Where's your book?”
“I can't find it. Can I watch?”
“Sure; okay.” Chris tuned in a channel on the bedroom portable. “Loud enough?”
“Yes, Mom.”
“Try to sleep.”
Chris turned out the light and went down the hall. She climbed the narrow, carpeted stairs that led to the attic…”
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FUNNY NOISES
COMING UP WITH A NAME FOR THE BIRD
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TRIP TO WASHINGTON (what we saw on the blu-ray release from last year was just outtakes)
Soph, it would nice but the sound is missing. But, then again, they figured out how to take the very crude sound file that was recorded during the Kinderman and Dyer ending scene and managed to pull it out very nicely.
It would be great to have the sightseeing tour added, even if it required a dubbing job. Anything is really possible today. I'm not sure if it would break the film's continuity, but it would add more meaning to the relationship between Chris and Regan.
We shall see …
Father B
While it would be nice to see the Trip To Washington scene, but I don't think it should ever be added back into the film (I can confirm it is not cut into the upcoming Blu-ray release).
Captain Howdy said:
While it would be nice to see the Trip To Washington scene, but I don't think it should ever be added back into the film (I can confirm it is not cut into the upcoming Blu-ray release).
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Yeah agree just reading the scene makes me happy and pleased enough. 🙂
Sofia said:
Hi, Father B!!
Yes, but we do not mind about the missing sound. ;))
Hi Soph!
IÂ agree!
Unfortunately, Cap said it won't be there. I guess it's either too time consuming and costly or it just doesn't make sense in the context of how Friedkin and/or Blatty filmed it (although we would disagree!).
Father B
Captain Howdy said:
While it would be nice to see the Trip To Washington scene, but I don't think it should ever be added back into the film (I can confirm it is not cut into the upcoming Blu-ray release).
What about the other cuts I mentioned above? Will they be putting any additional scenes on the Blu-ray extras? What else do you know about it, Cap? 🙂
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