THE RITE

We’re developing a film about an Exorcist.  This brings to mind WB’s THE RITE.

I thought that film was ok but can totally understand why it failed to find a wide audience.  THE RITE is made for adults.  It doesn’t have the huge special effects, it doesn’t have the big sets or grotesque sequences.  Its horror is subtle instead of in-your-face.  It asks the question of  possession vs. mental instability.  It wants you to ponder your own definition of faith.  It’s a meal.  Maybe not a great meal, but a meal nonetheless.     

Our film is made for teenagers.  It’s got huge action sequences with a mass of special effects.  Our Exorcist is a comic-book character who sees the world completely in black and white.  No subtlety found here.  It’s a non-stop action-thriller with gobs of blood and extreme gratuitous violence complete with harrowing situations and death-defying act.  We couldn’t  care less about an adult audience.  We’re making a snack. 

That’s a sad statement but that’s where cinema is at today.