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William Brent Bell Says He’s Developing Ideas for a Prequel to ‘The Devil Inside’ [Exclusive]
It may be not-so-fondly remembered as “the movie that ended with a website link,” but William Brent Bell‘s The Devil Inside was actually a MASSIVE hit at the box office. Released in 2012, the found footage horror movie pulled in $100 million worldwide on a reported production budget of just $1 million, making it hugely profitable despite the “F” CinemaScore.
In the world of Hollywood, profitable movies often spawn sequels, and William Brent Bell (The Boy, Brahms: The Boy II) has revealed in a chat with Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew Podcast that he actually is developing ideas for a potential prequel to The Devil Inside.
“I don’t even know if I’m supposed to say this,” the filmmaker began. “We’re developing ideas for a prequel to [The Devil Inside] right now. It’s so cool. It’s so fun to be able to go back to stories like that and then build on something. It’ll be like current day because it’s kind of book-ended with Maria Rossi – today – and it’ll be like Centrino Mental Facility current day.”
He added, “But it’s nice to have…ten years have passed…to kind of play around with what that story can be.”
Maria Rossi was one of the central characters in The Devil Inside, a woman who murdered three people during her exorcism in 1989. Since then, she’s been in the Centrino facility. The 2012 movie centers on Maria’s daughter, who’s making a documentary about exorcisms.
You can listen to the Boo Crew’s full chat with William Brent Bell below.
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Robert Eggers (The Witch, Nosferatu) is back later this year with new horror movie Werwulf, and the very first teaser image from the hotly anticipated movie has surfaced tonight.
Oddly enough, this first look comes courtesy of the NBC Store, and it gives us a glimpse at a chilly Winter landscape from the film. Is there a werewolf hiding in the photo? Maybe…
Set in 13th century England, Werwulf sees a mysterious creature stalk the land as local folklore becomes a terrifying reality. The film hits theaters on December 25 via Focus Features.
Robert Eggers recently teased, “It’s the darkest thing I’ve ever written. By far.”
Eggers directs from a script he penned with his The Northman co-writer Sjón.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nosferatu), Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Ralph Ineson (The Witch), and Bodhi Rae Breathnach (Hamnet) star.
Robert Eggers and Sjón produce alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for Working Title. Maiden Voyage’s Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus are executive producing.
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