Blair Witch Project directors say they weren't consulted for the new sequel: "Studios are not your friends"
Nov. 4, 2024The OG directors of The Blair Witch Project say they weren’t consulted by Blumhouse for the new sequel
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Eduardo Sanchez and Dan Myrick, the directors of 1999’s found-footage horror flick The Blair Witch Project, say that Blumhouse has not contacted them about the upcoming reboot-sequel.
“Studios are not your friends,” Myrick toldFilm Stories. “They’re a business, and so we learned a trial by fire in that regard. After that, it’s just the way the business operates. I mean, Lionsgate picked up the rights. They’ve made a couple of attempts at follow-up films that have been moderately successful, but we still hold on to the naive notion that there’s other Blairmovies to explore that we feel would be valuable. Certainly to the audience, to the fans. Unfortunately, Lionsgate just hasn’t embraced that approach.”
The first Blair Witch movie hit theaters in 1999 and was a massive success, grossing nearly $250 million against its modest, independent budget (which was under $500,000). The found footage horror saw a group of film students set out to produce a documentary about a fictional urban legend known as the Blair Witch set in the very real town of Burkettsville, Maryland.
Blumhouse and Lionsgate announced the new Blair Witch pic earlier this year, adding that they have a “new vision” for the film. A director has not yet been announced.
Added Sanchez: “Like Dan said, it is bittersweet. To be included again would be nice. Even if they don’t listen to us. Just to pick our brains – and again, like Dan was saying, we have a little bit of a fan base that’s dedicated to the original movie and it would be good press for them to bring us back in. But, we’ll see what happens.”
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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