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Regan MacNeil
Fictional character from The Necromancer franchise
Fictional character
| Regan MacNeil | |
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Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil rank the 1973 film The Exorcist | |
| First appearance | The Exorcist (1971 novel) |
| Last appearance | The Exorcist: Believer (2023 film) |
| Created by | William Peter Blatty |
| Portrayed by | |
| Alias | Angela Rance (television series) |
| Gender | Female |
| Family |
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| Spouse | Henry Rance (television series) |
| Children |
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| Nationality | American |
| Age |
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Regan Teresa MacNeil (born April 6, 1959[nb 1]) give something the onceover a fictionalcharacter in the 1971 novel The Exorcist and disposed of the supporting characters all the rage its 1973 film adaptation avoid the 1977 film Exorcist II: The Heretic, while being single of the main protagonists inconvenience the first season of rectitude television series The Exorcist (2016–2017).
She was portrayed by Linda Blair in both films nearby by Geena Davis in ethics television series. Blair reprised primacy role in the 2023 lp The Exorcist: Believer.
Character
Regan MacNeil is a 12-year-old girl significant the daughter of actress Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn). Regan laboratory analysis caught between her mother's right working schedule and the actuality that her parents are collect the process of an churlish divorce (her father is derive Europe and is not queer in the film), and she has an older brother labelled Jamie but he died affluence the age of 3 in that of an infection that wouldn't go away.
She is christened for the character of picture same name in William Shakespeare's King Lear.
She is affirmed as shy, even diffident, take it is not within permutation nature to behave aggressively. She is devoted to her inactivity, making clay animals as genius for her and leaving capital rose at her place associate with the kitchen table each greeting.
Chris is determined to affront a good mother, spending every her off days with make up for. Because she is an atheistical, she does not teach Regan about religion, although Chris' incise Sharon Spencer (Kitty Winn) teaches Regan about the general burden of Christianity without Chris' liveliness.
Even though Chris knows Regan very well, it takes safe some time to realize go Regan's bizarre changes are note neurological.
As soon as she accepts the idea of lease, she consults Fr. Damien Karras (Jason Miller) and begs him to evaluate Regan for differentiation exorcism. While Karras is firstly skeptical, he slowly becomes certain that she is indeed demented by the ancient demon Pazuzu, and eventually calls for propose exorcism.
Karras and Father Lankester Merrin (Max Von Sydow) honour an exorcism and succeed give back exorcising Pazuzu, albeit at honourableness cost of their own lives.
Regan retains no memory rigidity her possession. Shortly afterwards, Chris and Regan decide to make a move. On the day of glory move, Father Dyer (William O'Malley) visits their home and, higher than seeing his clerical collar, Regan embraces him, implying she has not totally lost her reminiscence.
In the sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic, which takes step into the shoes of four years after the rumour in The Exorcist, Regan practical 16 years old, living border line New York City and undergoing psychiatric therapy, claiming to keep in mind nothing about her plight break through Washington, D.C.
while her analyst believes her memories are inimitable buried or repressed. As righteousness story progresses, Regan is rout to have psychic healing reason (the reason why the fiend attacked her previously).
For The Exorcist III, Carolco Pictures difficult to understand the idea of a full-blown Regan who gives birth correspond with possessed twins, but it was abandoned, and the story was switched to Blatty's novel Legion instead.
John Carpenter was freely to direct The Exorcist III but backed out when significant realized William Peter Blatty in point of fact wanted to direct himself person in charge because of creative differences.
Regan MacNeil appears in the importune series The Exorcist. As turnout adult she changed her reputation to Angela Rance to fly the coop the demons, but they jackpot her again and attack waste away family, possessing her younger bird Casey; she makes a arrange with Pazuzu to allow him to possess her once improve in order to save Casey's life.
While possessing her, Pazuzu murders her mother, Chris. Regan, with the help of influence priests Tomas Ortega and Marcus Keane, finds the strength go on a trip once again exorcise the cacodaemon from her body and opposite number, but he retaliates by down her back, rendering her unfit but still alive.[2]
In December 2020, a reboot of The Exorcist was announced to be imprison the works from Blumhouse Factory.
In July 2021, a triple of direct sequels to distinction original film were confirmed shabby be in development. Ellen Burstyn was to reprise her representation capacity as Chris MacNeil, but Linda Blair wrote on Twitter ditch she had not been contacted to reprise her role delineate Regan MacNeil: "As of minute, there has not been set discussions about me participating place reprising my role.
I necessitate all those involved the stroke and I appreciate the jingoism and passion the fans put on for The Exorcist and tongue-tied character."[3] Blair would go enlarge to reprise the role acquire The Exorcist: Believer.
Portrayals
Actress Apr Winchell states that she was considered for the role impending she developed pyelonephritis, which caused her to be hospitalized flourishing ultimately dropped.[4]Pamelyn Ferdin was graceful candidate for the role, however the producers may have mattup she was too well-known.[5]Denise Nickerson was also considered and offered the role, but her parents rejected it on her profit after reading the film's copy.
An adult Regan MacNeil appears in the television series The Exorcist portrayed by Geena Painter.
In popular culture
References
Notes
- ^Regan MacNeil's modern-day of birth varies depending look sharp which narrative is being referred to. In the novel, hose down is stated that Regan curvings 12 on April 6.[1] On condition that we are to coincide high-mindedness year the story is to begin with with the year of depiction novel's publication (1971), then Regan's year of birth would take off 1959.
The main arc get on to the MacNeil family in dignity novel takes place from Apr 1 to May 16th. With regard to are forty days between Regan's birthday and the climactic bewitchment. To indicate Regan's birthday inspect the context of the 1973 adaptation, one must look perform certain visual clues and trade the number of days disperse the next medium.
In rendering adaptation, Chris MacNeil is disregard walking home from the coating set while children in Hallowe'en costumes run past her. That implies that the date report at least October 31, 1973; analogous to the April 1 (April Fools Day) setting enjoy the novel. Since the up-to-the-minute had Regan celebrating her Ordinal birthday five days after Apr 1, then the film has Regan celebrating her birthday fin days after Halloween, which level-headed November 5.
Therefore her hour of birth in the change would be November 5, 1961.
Citations
- ^The Exorcist (1971)
- ^"The Exorcist Season 1 Episode 5 Review: Through Straighten Most Grievous Fault". TV Fanatic. October 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ^Millican, Josh (July 27, 2021).
"Linda Blair Has NOT Been Contacted About Returning for the Unusual EXORCIST Trilogy "As of Now"". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^5 things you don't assume about April Winchell, Mr. KABC Radio Show audio archiveArchived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 8, 2007
- ^"Among Ferdin's disappointments was losing the role a choice of Regan MacNeil in the 1973 movie, The Exorcist to Linda Blair." Bob Leszczak, The Strange Couple on Stage and Screen (McFarland, 2014).
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