Deus Exorcist machina: Hollywood exhumes a horror masterpiece for the small scream

By Michael Idato
Updated November 24 2016 - 12:14am, first published 12:00am
Alfonso Herrera as Father Tomas Ortega in The Exorcist. Photo: Showcase
Alfonso Herrera as Father Tomas Ortega in The Exorcist. Photo: Showcase
Alan Ruck and Geena Davis in The Exorcist. Photo: Showcase
Alan Ruck and Geena Davis in The Exorcist. Photo: Showcase

As every film actor in Hollywood signs up for a television series, it seems the transition between neighbourhoods has been slow for Geena Davis. The 60-year-old star of Beetlejuice, Thelma & Louise and A League of Their Own, who is also a campaigner for the positive portrayal of women in the media, concedes she sets a high bar for the kind of roles she is willing to take.

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