Original Blair Witch team added to reboot after voicing outrage
Summary
The new Blair Witch Project reboot will include original team members as producers after they expressed frustration about being left out. The original film was a huge financial success, and the new version aims to bring the classic story to a new generation with involvement from the original creators.Key Facts
- The original Blair Witch Project was made for $35,000 and earned $248 million.
- Lionsgate and Blumhouse announced the 2024 reboot of the Blair Witch Project.
- Original team members, including actors Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams, and directors Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick, are now executive producers.
- The original creators had been excluded from the 2000 and 2016 sequels, which were not successful.
- Joshua Leonard and Ben Rock publicly expressed frustration about being left out of the new film initially.
- Heather Donahue, original cast member, shared mixed feelings about the sequels and her role being used without her full consent.
- The new film will be directed by Dylan Clark, who has experience with horror shorts.
- Jordan Peele and Sam Raimi are attached as producers for a related project.
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