Overview
- Speaking on The Drew Barrymore Show, Curtis recalled producer Ray Stark asking Leigh to let her audition to play Regan MacNeil in the 1973 film.
- Leigh declined the request, which Curtis now describes as protective parenting that spared her early industry pressures.
- Linda Blair ultimately played Regan and received an Academy Award nomination for the performance.
- Curtis did not make her screen debut until age 19 with 1978's Halloween, a role that cemented her status in the horror genre.
- Some outlets report Scarlett Johansson is attached to a planned Exorcist reboot from Mike Flanagan and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, a development not officially confirmed in this interview.