Oliver Park Reportedly Directing New Installment Of 'THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT' For Lionsgate

Back in 1999, I sat in a movie theater with my father and saw a film that changed the game when it came to horror film making and introduced many, including myself, to the “found footage” sub-genre of Horror. Of course this film was ‘THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT’. The film became a hit in the horror community and even spawned two follow up films in 2000 and 2016 as well as multiple books and video games. But the question now is, do we NEED another Blair Witch film? Lionsgate is betting on yes.

Last April we reported that the Blair Witch franchise might get a reboot or some sort of continuation from Lionsgate Production Weekly brings us an update this week.

Production Weekly informs us that Oliver Park has been hired to direct “Untitled Blair Witch Sequel” for Lionsgate, and it’s reportedly targeting a late summer/fall shoot. Park is a British writer/director who helmed last year’s The Offering, and his directing credits also include “Strange Events” (2015), Still (2017), and A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio (2019).

Of particular note, the production company attached to the project is Haxan Films, the team behind the original Blair Witch Project. These details have not been confirmed by Lionsgate at this time, but both Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez are listed as producers. The original found footage classic from 1999 was written and directed by Myrick and Sánchez.

We’ll keep you posted on more news for ‘THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT’ when we get it.

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