Overview
- Curtis recounted on The Drew Barrymore Show that a producer sought to have her read for Regan MacNeil when she was a preteen.
- She identified producer Ray Stark as the person who asked Janet Leigh to allow the audition.
- Linda Blair ultimately played Regan and received an Academy Award nomination for the performance.
- Curtis contrasted her experience with Barrymore’s early start, saying her mother prioritized giving her a childhood.
- Coverage notes reports that Scarlett Johansson has signed on for a new Exorcist reboot from writer-director Mike Flanagan and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.