From the director of the Halloween sequel trilogy, David Gordon Green, The Exorcist: Believer is currently in cinemas. It’s set to be the first in a trilogy of new films that will act as legacy sequels to the late great William Friedkin’s 1973 horror masterpiece, after Universal Studios took a hell of a gamble and purchased the franchise rights for $400 million.

Believer could have been more blessed, after it has faced some fierce reviews from critics, but it has already matched its $30 million budget at the box office in just over a weekend, and its follow-up The Exorcist: Deceiver was already announced for release on April 18th 2025, ahead of Believer’s release. Some have asked whether those plans will still go ahead for Universal and Blumhouse in light of the reviews, but chances look strong that they could.

However, it was previously believed that David Gordon Green would helm all three films, but in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Green seems to have created a sense of doubt, as he stated, “My intention is just to start making things, and as those plans come together, if I find myself in that [The Exorcist: Deceiver] director’s chair, I’d be thrilled. But right now, I’m navigating it from a story perspective and looking at my realities of life as I pivot.”

So we will see whether those Tubular Bells will chime again, and whether Mr. Green will be the one ringing them.