Apparently the new Exorcist is another woke flop
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To be honest, the concept for the Exorcist has always been so narrow in scope that I don't know how anyone could've expected it to succeed beyond maybe two movies. There's really not any surprises to be had when its formula can be summarized in one or two sentences.
Furthermore, you can't exactly utilize the characters to improve the appeal beyond the original film imo.
Constantine on the other hand has a lot more going for it as a concept. Unfortunately, beyond the one movie, maybe the upcoming film, and its original comic runs, it only started receiving attention when the comic-industry milking went into overdrive and woke writers decided to fuck with him.
Most sequels suck, for good reasons.
Hollywood assholes cannot shake their formula, though--movies that do well must be re-made to capitalize on the hits.
It's beyond me, for example, why so many people turn out for the endless sequels to crap like "Halloween." How many of those were made? Ten?
The first two Exorcist sequels sucked ass, too, and didn't even have the burden of this idiotic diversity nonsense.