{"id":2397974,"date":"2026-05-01T16:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2397974"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:58:38","slug":"the-blair-witch-project-stars-directors-returning-for-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-blair-witch-project-stars-directors-returning-for-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Blair Witch Project&#8217; Stars, Directors Returning for Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"styles_container__87Nfz styles_wrapper__7ffG2\" aria-label=\"AI Summaries\" style=\"--color-border:var(--color-pairing-1-background)\">\n<h2 class=\"styles_title__dHix3\">Key Points<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"styles_list__HaxrQ\">\n<li class=\"styles_item__6_OKk\">A reboot of &#8216;The Blair Witch Project&#8217; is in development, exciting original fans.<\/li>\n<li class=\"styles_item__6_OKk\">Original directors and lead actors joined the remake as executive producers amid earlier frustrations.<\/li>\n<li class=\"styles_item__6_OKk\">The classic film, made for $35,000, earned $248 million worldwide and remains influential.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Modern filmmakers continue to try their hand at the so-called \u201cfound footage\u201d subgenre, and it all traces back to The Blair Witch Project.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Often called the \u201cscariest movie of all time\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/horror\/comments\/1oklnva\/i_still_think_the_blair_witch_project_is_the\/\">by fans<\/a>, the 1999 horror\/mystery hit remains such a pop-culture phenomenon that a reboot is now in the works.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">On <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/astrology\/people-born-on-thursday\">Thursday<\/a>, April 30, exciting details were unveiled about the new project \u2014 especially for die-hards of the original installment. Given that the loyal fanbase might be fearful of how a reimagining can turn out, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/blair-witch-project-reboot-original-stars-directors-1236580696\/\">The Hollywood Reporter confirmed<\/a> that the original movie\u2019s directing team has joined the project as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Additionally, the two male leads of The Blair Witch Project \u2014 <strong>Joshua Leonard<\/strong> and <strong>Michael C. Williams<\/strong> \u2014 are also now on board as EPs.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Back in 2024, Lionsgate and Blumhouse announced at CinemaCon that a new version of the iconic movie was in the works,. Lionsgate film boss <strong>Adam Fogelson<\/strong> said it would be \u201ca new vision for Blair Witch that will reintroduce this horror classic for a new generation,\u201d per THR.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Not long after, Leonard, 50, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5oesR_JjFt\/\">took to Instagram<\/a> to express his frustration over his film\u2019s team not being involved in the new movie. \u201cThe WEIRD PART is that I didn\u2019t know anything about it until a friend sent me a \u2018congrats\u2019 screenshot yesterday,\u201d the caption of his post on April 11, 2024 reads.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The caption continues in part, \u201cI\u2019m so proud of our little punk-rock movie, and I LOVE the fans who keep the flames burning. But at this point, it\u2019s 25 years of disrespect from the folks who\u2019ve pocketed the lion\u2019s share (pun intended) of the profits from OUR work, and that feels both icky and classless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">This new development signals unity between the updated vision and the team behind the original, which also starred <strong>Heather Donahue<\/strong>, by the way. It was made for just $35,000 and ultimately raked in $248 million globally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_contributors__dp6kk contributors\">\n<h2 class=\"styles_contributorsTitle__f34Pu\">About the author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"styles_contributorsList__FCS2w\">\n<div class=\"styles_contributorBio__vbMqA\">\n<div class=\"styles_avatar__M_SvZ styles_contributorBioAvatar___AUl4 styles_medium__VUJo5\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"styles_avatarImage__7mnVX\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwOTI5NDQ3\/sayre_will_headshot.jpg?io=1&amp;profile=w256&amp;ar=1-1 1x, https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwOTI5NDQ3\/sayre_will_headshot.jpg?io=1&amp;profile=w256&amp;ar=1-1 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/ODowMDAwMDAwMDAwOTI5NDQ3\/sayre_will_headshot.jpg?io=1&amp;profile=w256&amp;ar=1-1\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles_contributorBioContainer__FDef2\">\n<div class=\"styles_contributorBioTitleRole__Yr4La\">\n<p class=\"styles_contributorBioRole__GMTa6\">Entertainment Writer, Parade<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Will Sayre is an entertainment writer specializing in industry updates and film development. With over a decade of experience, he knows the ins and outs of Hollywood news and aims to make the latest pop-culture headlines easy to digest for everyday readers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source parade.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points A reboot of &#8216;The Blair Witch Project&#8217; is in development, exciting original fans. Original directors and lead actors joined the remake as executive producers amid earlier frustrations. The classic film, made for $35,000, earned $248 million worldwide and remains influential. Modern filmmakers continue to try their hand at the so-called \u201cfound footage\u201d subgenre, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2397975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[31785,309969,308219,468090,360415,329636,21796,21751,345639,457465,305282,314147,21741,392241,385687,22232,22491,417521,385688,24124,82851,385689,21912,363824,21738,33033,22056,462188,371711,21928,385690,21913],"class_list":["post-2397974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-acting","tag-actor","tag-actress","tag-adam-fogelson","tag-awards-show","tag-blumhouse","tag-business","tag-celebrities","tag-celebs","tag-cinemacon","tag-classic","tag-documentary","tag-entertainment","tag-found-footage","tag-heather-donahue","tag-horror","tag-instagram","tag-instagram-captions","tag-joshua-leonard","tag-las-vegas","tag-lionsgate","tag-michael-c-williams","tag-movies","tag-mystery","tag-news","tag-nostalgia","tag-pop-culture","tag-reboots","tag-reddit","tag-social-media","tag-the-blair-witch-project","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Blair-Witch-Project-Stars-Directors-Returning-for-Reboot.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397976,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397974\/revisions\/2397976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}