Blair Witch Reboot Adds Original Cast as Producers

Lionsgate and Blumhouse have assembled a production team for a reboot of the 1999 horror classic The Blair Witch Project, bringing back key figures from the original film as executive producers nearly 26 years after its release.

Filmmaker Dylan Clark, known for his horror shorts including Portrait of God and Storytime, will direct the project. He is rewriting a screenplay originally penned by Chris Devlin. Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams, two of the three student filmmakers portrayed in the original's found-footage narrative, will serve as executive producers alongside the film's directors Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick, and producer Gregg Hale.

Producers include Jason Blum of Blumhouse, James Wan of Atomic Monster, and Roy Lee, with Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath for Divide/Conquer. Executive producers also encompass Steven Schneider, Michael Clear, and Judson Scott for Atomic Monster, with Alayna Glasthal overseeing there. Scott O'Brien and Pavan Kalidindi are overseeing for Lionsgate, where Phil Strina negotiated the deal. Lionsgate International plans to begin sales talks on the film at the Cannes market next month.

The reboot follows an initial announcement at...