The original cast and directors of 'Blair Witch Project' join the reboot as executive producers

The reboot of The Blair Witch Projectannounced at CinemaCon 2024 by Lionsgate y Blumhousehas confirmed a couple of important news.

First, he signed Dylan Clark as the director of the call “Blair Witch Reimagined”. In addition, two of the protagonists of the original 1999 installment, Michael C. Williams y Joshua Leonardthe co-directors Daniel Myrick y Eduardo Sanchezand the co-creator Gregg Hale, They join as executive producers (via THR).

The return of the original members as executive producers is an important development, since the entire group had expressed displeasure with the announcement of a reboot in 2024, because no one at Lionsgate had informed them about the new project, and they asked for recognition from the studio. You can read the details following this link.

For a little more context, the iconic 1999 film was written and directed by Myrick and Sánchez, and created alongside Hale, Robin Cowie y Michael Monello from Haxan Films, and the three protagonists, Williams, Leonard and Heather Donahue.

Apparently, the disagreements over a new installment have reached a solution. The reason why Donahue will not be one of the executive producers is unknown.

Although no details of the plot have been revealed, previously the president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group referred to the new installment as “a new vision of Blair Witch that will reintroduce this horror classic to a new generation”. It is expected to bring the entire mythology and legacy of the franchise to a new audience.

The project was launched under a multi-film pact that will reinvent the horror classics from the Lionsgate catalog, the studio behind the iconic original 1999 installment, known for revolutionizing the format. found footage.

The Blair Witch Project from 1999, follows three film students who disappear after entering a Maryland forest to film a documentary about the local legend of the Blair Witch, leaving behind only their recordings.

With a different concept and an effective marketing campaign, the horror film made a box office of $248 million upon its theatrical release in 1999, with a budget of $60,000, becoming one of the most lucrative films in history.

The film popularized the found footage narrative technique in horror cinema. Its big screen premiere 25 years ago turned to genre cinema, effectively introducing found footage, a technique that even in contemporary times is used to inject a sense of realism to the events portrayed on screen.

James Wan's Atomic Monster and Jason Blum's Blumhouse are teaming up to produce the new installment, with Roy Lee producing. Other producers include Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath. Executive producers are Steven Schneider, Michael Clear, Judson Scott.