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Mystery Men Comics #3 is best known for its spectacular Lou Fine cover featuring the Green Mask.  Comics featuring Fine's covers are highly sought after on that basis alone, and virtually all the comics he worked on have historical importance for many other reasons as well.  While Mystery Men Comics #3 features one of the[...]

Based on work by William Peter Blatty, the franchise spawned another sequel in 1990's Exorcist III with George C Scott, the 2004 prequel The Beginning, and the 2016 Exorcist TV series of FOX The films grossed a combined $522 million globally at the box office. Linda Blair at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences'[...]

The original 1973 Exorcist was directed by William Friedkin and written by William Peter Blatty, who also wrote the original novel The film starred Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, and Linda Blair The franchise spawned five films with two prequels and sequels grossing a combined $522 million globally. David Gordon Green attends Red Oaks season 3[...]

Since the story broke on Vulture it's unclear what the original source was, but we've just received a message from William Peter Blatty, who wrote the original novel and screenplay, assuring us that the rumours are "utterly false" According to Blatty, it would be impossible for Morgan Creek to produce the show as the rights[...]

Although he did quite like Martha Marcy May Marlene as I recall. For news on yet another version of The Exorcist see older Bleeding Cool reports about Teller (of Penn & Teller) assisting with a stage production. UPDATE: The Exorcist writer William Peter Blatty has described this story as "utterly false". Rob Spalding writes for Bleeding Cool Vulture[...]