Get out your Bible and Holy Water, It’s Time for another EXORCISM

The Last Exorcism was one of the many surprises of 2010. Besides possessing many viewers into giving the film $62.5 million during its theatrical run, the film managed to convert the many pessimistic horror fans that went into the film expecting a bland PG-13 horror film.  Yet, like so many, I was completely won over by the film’s extraordinary cast and its unique approach to the story.  I know that some felt the film took a last minute detour into the ridiculous in the film’s final moments, but the film still sticks with me as one of the smartest and well-paced horror films I have seen in a while.  Studio Canal clearly saw the success of the film and thus is providing funding for a sequel to the Daniel Stamm film.  Scheduled to begin production this fall, the untitled project will be written by Damien Chazelle.  Aside from directing an arthouse film about a trumpet player, Chazelle has also sold a “Hitchcock-like” spec script called Grand Piano to the  producer of last year’s thriller Buried.  As much as I loved The Last Exorcism, I think it is a bizarre choice to move forward with a sequel.  Regardless of not following with the title of the original film, I really think it is going to be a stretch to see what Chazelle can add to this story.  We’ll have to wait and see.