Blair Witch Reboot: Original Crew Returns

0:00On April 30, Lionsgate just dropped big news on a Blair Witch Project reboot, bringing back most of the original crew after a long beef. Directors Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick, producer Greg Hale and stars Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams are all signing on as executive producers. This comes after years of tension with the studio over how they've handled the franchise. The project teams up with Bloom House and Atomic Monster, the new setup from Jason Bloom and James Wan. The YouTube horror hitmaker Dylan Clark is directing, fresh off signing with Universal for his short film Portrait of God. Chris Devlin, who wrote the recent Texas Chainsaw Massacre, reboot and cobweb, pinned the script with a Clark rewrite. Back in 1999, the original flick blew up as a low-budget gem, pulling in nearly $250 million worldwide, with just. Three scared kids lost in the woods, it sparked sequels, games, books and merch, but the cast felt sidelined from the profits and creative control.

1:01The original stars, including Leonard and Williams, called out Lionsgate for 25 years of what they saw as straight disrespect and exploitation, especially after a rushed sequel in 2000. Leonard went public in 2024, slamming the studio for pocketing the cash without looping them in. Now the core team is reuniting to pass that eerie legacy to a fresh audience minus Ray Hans from the original cast. No release date yet, but this reboot feels like closing a haunted chapter on the right note. I'm Koi with the story. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update, AI powered and always trending.