Since the found footage subgenre has risen to such prominence in horror, it seems surprising that its taken this long for discussions about either a sequel or reboot to The Blair Witch Project. Well according to Eduardo Sanchez, one half of the directing duo of the seminal 1999 horror, we could be closer than you think.
“We have been talking to Lionsgate and there has been a little bit of movement but nothing is concrete,” Sanchez told DreadCentral “The film seems inevitable to me, but really it’s just a matter of it being the right time. I’m thinking it’s going to happen sooner than later at this point, but I always say that. There’s always rumblings and certain ideas being pushed around and such. While I don’t have anything firm to talk about now, it wouldn’t surprise me if something happened within the next year or two.”
The Blair Witch Project was released in 1999 and is seen as the godfather of the modern found footage horror. Made for just $60,000, it made over $248 million worldwide, making it one of the most successful independent movies of all-time. It spawned a rushed sequel the following year, but with an increased budget of $15 million, it only made $47.7 million, sealing the coffin on the franchise before it had even got out of the gates.
What do you make of a new Blair Witch Project movie?
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Originally published January 15, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
