Jason Blum says Taylor Swift is ‘scared to death’
The 54-year-old producer’s Blumhouse Productions has delayed the release of “The Exorcist: Believer” by a week after the “Shake It Off” singer announced that his concert film “Eras” will be released in theaters on the 13th. We have made the decision to postpone the event to October 6th. Jason explained that it was “too risky” to expect viewers to bet on a double bill for “ExorSwift.”
He told Entertainment Weekly: “Taylor Swift scares me to death!
“October brought us a wonderful Friday the 13th, the perfect day to release a scary movie.
“Obviously, we stopped doing that. [date] And we bow to Taylor Swift.
“The stakes were too high to see if ‘Exorswift’ would be adopted. People still have the opportunity for Exorswift, so perhaps we should have our cake and eat it too.” I guess.”
‘The Exorcist: Believer’ is a sequel to the iconic horror series, and Jason has warned people to ‘be prepared’ before seeing the movie as it is just as gruesome as the 1973 original .
He said: “People who have seen this film have said that they have checked out every element of the original version and are quite upset, so be prepared.”
Ellen Burstyn returns to the series for the first time since William Friedkin’s original film, reprising her role as Chris McNeil, and Jason credits director David Gordon Green for casting her in the series. did.
He said: “He could put Jamie Lee Curtis at ease.” [on 2018’s ‘Halloween’]And David made Ellen feel comfortable being a part of this iteration of her iconic film. ”
Producer Ryan Turek added, “Ellen was kind of floating while Jamie Lee Curtis kicked down the door and walked in and befriended everyone.
“We were very respectful and made sure everyone was on their A game.”
