'The Blair Witch Project' Reboot Heads To Cannes, Details Revealed

Key Points:

• Lionsgate and Blumhouse are rebooting The Blair Witch Project with director Dylan Clark at the helm, aiming to begin filming in the fall with a budget around $10 million; plot details remain undisclosed.
• Original stars Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams, along with the original filmmakers Eduardo Sánchez, Daniel Myrick, and Gregg Hale, are involved as executive producers, marking a return of original creative input absent from previous sequels.
• The project is produced by James Wan, Jason Blum, and Roy Lee, with Lionsgate retaining domestic and UK distribution rights; Clark is also known for his YouTube horror work and upcoming projects with Universal.
• The original 1999 Blair Witch Project was a low-budget horror blockbuster grossing $248 million worldwide, while its two sequels, released later, earned about $50 million each but did not match the original's impact.
• Additionally, Lionsgate’s Cannes slate includes The Housemaid sequel starring Sydney Sweeney and Kirsten Dunst, directed by Paul Feig and based on McFadden’s 2023 sequel novel, continuing the story of Millie uncovering dark secrets.