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TV: Shed A Bloody Tear For The Return Of ‘True Blood’
After a series of behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, HBO plays with “True Blood” fans’ emotions with the image of an eye with one bloody tear trickling down a cheek. Premiering at THR, the poster reads, “Don’t Cry, It’s Back” alluding to the series’ fifth season return on Sunday, June 10 at 9 p.m.
HBO has been teasing many returns for the series’ fifth season. Says the site, we know that Russell Edgington (Dennis O’Hare) has somehow escaped from his cement prison. Also, Scott Foley returns as Terry’s (Todd Lowe) military buddy who he thought was dead and will have to face their past. And something is after Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell). Also, expect the fairies to come back into play this season to give Sookie (Anna Paquin) some new lessons about her powers and her legacy.
And clearly, fans should be excited about The Vampire Authority’s appearance on the series – which was probably brought on by the fall of the vampire hierarchy in the area. New series regular, “Law & Order: SVU” star Chris Meloni, will lead them as Roman.
Recent comments from producer Jason Blum suggested that a retool was in order when last year’s The Exorcist: Believer wasn’t as successful as Blumhouse and Universal hoped. That certainly seems to be the case, as Deadline reports tonight that Mike Flanagan is in talks to direct the next Exorcist movie.
Director David Gordon Green was initially on board to direct an entire trilogy of new movies in the franchise, with The Exorcist: Believer intended to be only the first film in that three-film sequel series. Originally set to hit theaters on April 18, 2025, sequel The Exorcist: Deceiver was delayed when Green left the project.
If talks come to fruition, Flanagan will take over, likely steering the franchise in a new direction.
The first film in the trilogy was released theatrically on October 13, 2023, with Leslie Odom Jr. starring alongside a returning Ellen Burstyn from the original classic.
In Believer, “Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding (Leslie Odom, Jr.) has raised their daughter Angela (Lidya Jewett) on his own.
“But when Angela and her friend Katherine (Olivia Marcum) disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, it unleashes a chain of events that will force Victor to confront the nadir of evil and, in his terror and desperation, seek out the only person alive who has witnessed anything like it before.”
The final moments of The Exorcist: Believer brought Linda Blair’s Regan MacNeil back into the fold, seeming to suggest that the legacy character could return in future installments.
As for Flanagan, the horror filmmaker has Life of Chuck on the way. Flanagan previously helmed Stephen King adaptations Doctor Sleep and Gerald’s Game, and he’s also known for titles including Ouija: Origin of Evil and Oculus, along with the Netflix horror shows The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and The Fall of the House of Usher.
Stay tuned for more as we learn it.
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