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- Making a Believer: A number of topics are covered including: Jason Blum and David Gordon Green discuss how this movie takes some cues from the first film and goes it's own direction, Leslie Odom, Jr. discusses being a fan of the original film and his excitement for this new chapter, and Ellen Burstyn discusses how her character has changed in the 50 years since the first film. (Running time: 8:45)
- Linda and Ellen Reunited: Jason Blum, David Gordon Green, Linda Blair, and Ellen Burstyn discuss a topic which won't be spoiled for viewers here. (Running time: 4:32)
- Stages of Possession: The main participant here is Christopher Nelson who discusses the three levels of make-up for the two female leads, the key differences between the two, and how the reflect the growing evil within them. (Running time: 6:03)
- The Opening: David Gordon Green and editor Timothy Alverson discuss the creation of the film's opening moments in Haiti and their desire to emulate elements from The Exorcist (1973)(Running time: 6:18)
- Editing and Exorcism: Editor Timothy Alverson walks us through working with character selects, cheating in sound, and working with David Gordon Green and his style of shooting. (Running time: 4:34)
- Mattes of Faith: Director David Gordon Green discusses his research into possession and exorcism. (Running time: 4:24)
- Feature Commentary: Director David Gordon Green, Executive Producer Ryan Turek, Co-Writer Peter Sattler, and Special Make-up Effects Designer Christopher Nelson provide a casual discussion of the film. Among the many topics discussed over the films runtime are Green's use of actual doctors. police officers, and Haitians living on the Domincan Republic for the scenes involving them, the evolution of Victor's character, shooting in the Dominican Republic as a stand-in for Haiti, and leveraging Friedkin's style for use in this film.
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