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Why did they remake Exorcist Beginings?


Why would you remake a movie only a year later?

Same thing we do every night try to take over the world

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If the beginning was released in 04, but Dominion in 05, it would only make logical sense to assume the latter to be a remake of the former. :P

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Yes that would be a logical assumption.

It would also be an incorrect assumption.

See here, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion:_Prequel_to_the_Exorcist

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Here`s a question, anyone know or hear which version Stellan Skarsgard likes better??

i cant seem to find out anywhere. I`m just curious.

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hey thanks alot for the input yourbestestpal, much appreciated, i honestly like both films, but dominion really does follow the feeling of the series better. Nice to get the main actors thoughts. (espechially on such a weird situation, i never heard of a movie being shot, then re-shot with a different director, before. Closest thing may be superman 2.)

anyways, thanks again, :)

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It often happens that directors are changed at the end and scenes reshot, except in this instance, Schrader was an executive producer and wanted his version released. That's not happened before, at least, not that I know of.

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> That's not happened before, at least, not that I know of.

It did happen with a film by Dennis Hopper.

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