Fox orders “The Exorcist” psychological thriller reboot pilotJanuary 23, 2016 - 12:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fox has ordered a pilot for a one-hour drama series version of “The Exorcist”, TheWrap reports. Billed as a reinvention William Peter Blatty’s original 1971 book, “The Exorcist” is a serialized psychological thriller following two men tackling one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession, and confronting the face of true evil. Jeremy Slater is writing the pilot and will executive produce with James Robinson, David Robinson and Barbara Wall. The pilot is being produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The 1973 film version of “The Exorcist” was directed by William Friedkin. Blatty’s novel tells the story of two priests who perform an exorcism on a 12-year-old girl and was published in 1971. The book was inspired by a real-life 1949 case of an alleged demonic possession and exorcism. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |