Well firstly it seems Lionsgate have slapped THE LAST EXORCISM DVD with January 4th street date. Nice! Unfortunately you won’t be finding THE LAST EXORCISM under the Christmas tree though…
After years of performing “exorcisms” and taking believers’ money, Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) travels to rural Louisiana with a film crew to document what is to be his last so he can dispel what he believes is the myth of demonic possession. The dynamic reverend is certain that this will be another routine “exorcism” on a disturbed religious fanatic but instead comes upon the blood-soaked farm of the Sweetzer family and a true evil he would have never thought imaginable.
You guys ready for a rundown of the special features? Check it:
DVD Special Features
-Actor and Director commentary with Daniel Stamm, Ashley Bell, Patrick Fabian and Louis Herthum
-Audio commentary with Producers Eli Roth, Eric Newman and Tom Bliss
-“The Devil You Know: The Making of The Last Exorcism” featurette
-“Real Stories of Exorcism” featurette
-2009 Cannes Film Festival teaser trailer
Blu-Ray Special Features
-Actor and Director commentary with Daniel Stamm, Ashley Bell, Patrick Fabian and Louis Herthum
-Audio commentary with Producers Eli Roth, Eric Newman and Tom Bliss
-“Witnesses to an Exorcism: An Audio Commentary with a Haunting Victim, Deliverance Minister and Clinical Psychologist”
-“The Devil You Know: The Making of The Last Exorcism” featurette
-“Real Stories of Exorcism” featurette
-2009 Cannes Film Festival teaser trailer
-Audition footage
-Theatrical trailer
-BD Touch and Metamenu Remote
-Lionsgate Live™ enabled, featuring extra content for Internet-connected players
Looks like we’ll be getting a DVD jam-packed with special features. Natch! That’s always an awesome sign in my book. But that’s not all! You see according to LAST EXORCISM producer Eli Roth’s Twitter page things are more than they seem with the LAST EXCORISM DVDs… Here, I’ll let Eli Roth explain the situation to you all via his ‘tweets:’
“There were no supernatural incidents making #LastExorcism, yet 3 people quit working on the DVD because demons attempted contact. #notajoke”
“We have a real possession victim in our special features, the problem is people working on it will no longer touch the footage. I’m serious”
“People will think it’s a publicity stunt but we are actually having difficulty finding people who will finish the DVD. No one will risk it.”
“The DVD comes out Jan 4th in the U.S. so we have time to get it done. But once people learn why the others have quit they say no thanks.”
“I learned this last week when I did my commentary. I thought Lionsgate was kidding, but they weren’t. You cant make this stuff up.”
“Correction: Lionsgate is including TWO protection prayers on the #LastExorcism DVD at the recommendation of the exorcist on our commentary”
Hmm… Interesting. What do you guys think? You think this is legit or an advertising ploy? If this is the real deal that’s some pretty twisted stuff. Kind of makes me want to own the DVD that much more… Surely I can’t be the only one, can I?
Daniel Stamm’s THE LAST EXORCISM stars Ashley Bell (below), Patrick Fabian, Iris Bahr, Jamie Alyson Caudle, Shanna Forrestall, Louis Herthum, Allen Boudreaux , Tony Bentley and Caleb Landry Jones and is set to hit DVD shelves everywhere on January 4th!