Ellen Burstyn Reveals Why She Finally Said Yes To An 'Exorcist' Sequel

Ellen Burstyn will be returning for the upcoming The Exorcist sequel nearly 50 years after the original hit theaters.

The 89-year-old actress has now opened up about why she said yes to this sequel version after previously turning down a return many times over the years.

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“You know, what happened was I’ve turned down many versions of The Exorcist 2,” Ellen explained to The Hollywood Reporter in a new feature. “I’ve said no every time. This time they offered me a whole bunch of money and I still said no.”

However, wheat changed her mind around was that “they surprised me and they came back and said, ‘We doubled the offer.’ I said, ‘OK, let me think about this…That’s a lot of money. Let me think about it.’”

“The next thought that came to mind was: ‘I feel like the devil is asking my price.’ And the next thought that came to mind was, ‘My price is a scholarship program for talented students at our master’s degree program at Pace University. That’s my price.’”

Ellen says that’s exactly what she got to: “I then went back and upped their up and ended up getting what I want. And I’ve got a scholarship program for young actors.”

Stay tuned to hear details on that!

Ellen added that she only has four more days to shoot left.

“I’m going back in November to shoot four more days, and it’ll come out in 2024, on the 50th anniversary of The Exorcist, the original.”

Here’s what we know about the plot and cast so far…