David Gordon Green says he wasn’t sure he could pull off the film’s surprise ending.
Warning: This article contains spoilers fromThe Exorcist: Believer.
Then, at the end, Blair’s character appears to reunite with her badly hurt mother.
‘The Exorcist: Believer’.Universal Pictures
The filmmaker now reveals that he did not think that would lead to her appearing on screen.
“I never thought she would do it,” Green says.
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In a jokey manner, he asked her, “Would you be my friend?”
The two met and became friends after a lengthy chat.
“She helped us walk those tightropes, and then we started having fun.”
“It was never in the script,” Green reveals of Blair’s cameo.
“I told Ellen that Linda had agreed to do this, and they were going to be reunited.
It was just something that felt right, and Linda felt comfortable.
She walked in, and the moment was shared by the dropped jaws of the crew.
The camera operator was crying, didn’t know what was happening!
It was the first take.”
The director says that he has spoken with the actress about the possibility, but Blair just laughs.
“I don’t know what that means,” he says of her reaction.
“So, I’m not sure.
The Exorcist: Believeris currently playing in theaters.
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