http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm

Gossip column Page Six writes that director Paul Schrader has been unceremoniously dumped from The Exorcist: The Beginning because he didn't put in enough blood, guts and vomit. Schrader was hired last year to direct the horror movie by Morgan Creek Films, which has a distribution deal with Warner Bros. The film, starring Stellan Skarsgard, Gabriel Mann and Francesca Barone, was shot in Rome and Morocco.

One production source told PAGE SIX, "[Morgan Creek] was just so excited with having a marquee name, they didn't bother with the details."

"The whole movie is done," another source said. "When Paul went to turn it in, Morgan Creek refused to give him his post-production money because they hated it. Paul had given them what was in the script - a creepy psychological thriller, with no gore.

"Morgan Creek wanted gore. They think that will sell. There were huge fights between Paul, who is more artistic, and the company, and earlier this week Paul was fired. They are planning on hiring a new director to reshoot some scenes."

The production source added: "They'll probably have the new director shoot a couple of [gory] scenes. Paul is a great filmmaker; there was just something different Morgan Creek had in mind.
geez.. IMO a movie with less blood and gore but more creepy psychologically is more effective