Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment Has A New 4K Ultra HD Edition Of Director William Friedkin's The Exorcist Set For Release On Sept. 19

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment enters the Halloween-season promotional sweepstakes — an annual genre-fan delight — with an entry of its own on Sept. 19.   This would be none other than a 50th anniversary 4K Ultra HD presentation of director William Friedkin’s horror classic, The Exorcist, which was nominated for ten Oscars, including Best Picture.

This double-disc set is actually something of a double-feature.   Included here (on separate 4K discs) are the original theatrical cut of the film, as well as the 2000 “Extended Director’s Cut,” which clocks in at an additional ten minutes.

Breaking the bonus features down by presentation, the theatrical cut features an introduction by Friedkin and two commentary options — one with director William Friedkin and the second with author and screenwriter William Peter Blatty (he won the Oscar for his screen adaptation of his own book).

The “Extended Director’s Cut” features commentary by Friedkin.