Blumhouse’s "The Exorcist" Official Title Unveiled

Producer Jason Blum and filmmaker David Gordon Green unveiled the title of the highly-anticipated "Exorcist" sequel. 

The sequel, titled "Exorcist: Believer", has an Oct. 13 release date. Universal and Peacock closed a $400M deal with Morgan Creek and Blumhouse for the global rights to the new franchise.

Green will direct the first of three planned movies. The franchise is described as a continuation to the original 1973 movie, rather than a remake, which was directed by William Friedkin and adapted by William Peter Blatty based on his novel. 

"The Exorcist" became a sensation following its release and has since grossed over $441 million, making it the highest domestic-grossing horror movie over a 48-year-long run.

The movie centered around a 12-year-old girl possessed by a mysterious entity and the lengths her mother and two Catholic priests go to in an attempt to save her.    

Ellen Burstyn is set to reprise her role as Chris MacNeil, the mother of a demon-possessed child. Leslie Odom Jr. will also star as the father of a possessed child who seeks out MacNeil's aid.