News about Max von Sydow

Does the 'curse' of The Exorcist live on? As it hits theaters, critics pan the new iteration of the horror franchise as 'cheesy,' since the legendary original film was befuddled with disaster

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 6, 2023
Those horror enthusiasts can now enjoy Exorcist: Believer (left) in UK cinemas, but the film is not exempt from back luck, as shown by a slew of chilling stories. FEMAIL explains how puking viewers (right inset), family death (centre), spinal injury (ight), and a motorcycle accident (right inset) plagued the original film.

A look at William Friedkin's 'cursed' film: how the producer of The Exorcist, who died at the age of 87, saw his film beset by tragedies during shooting

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 8, 2023
The Exorcist is one of the most feared films of all time, from fires on location, deaths during filming, and vomiting viewers. Audiences in the United Kingdom have been scathing by the film, which has been widely regarded as one of the worst of all time since its debut in 1974. And horror reports of the on-set shootings are definitely more frightening than fiction. Ellen Burstyn's character in the film hired two priests - played by Max Von Sydow and Jason Miller - to exorcise a demon from her daughter, Pazuzu.