Exorcist: The Beginning is a
2004 prequel to the 1973 film
The Exorcist. This is the second version of the third
Exorcist sequel. It was adapted by
William Wisher Jr.,
Caleb Carr and Alexi Hawley, and directed by
Renny Harlin. The movie stars
Stellan Skarsgård,
Izabella Scorupco,
James D'Arcy,
Ben Cross,
Ralph Brown and
Alan Ford.
Exorcist: The Beginning was retooled from the already completed
Paul Schrader's
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (not released until later) which
Morgan Creek Productions feared would be unsuccessful. Reviews of
Exorcist: The Beginning were mostly negative, and the project (both Harlin's and Schrader's films together) was not successful upon theatrical releases (despite Harlin's version being more financially successful and #1 at the box office at that time).