Back in 2016, Lionsgate attempted to revive The Blair Witch Project with Blair Witch, a film that was met with both financial and critical disappointment, but a new rumor from The Ankler claims that the studio is once again looking to bring the series back from the dead. Blogger Jeff Sneider’s remarks about the project imply that the studio is in the early stages of exploring the franchise, encouraging hopeful storytellers to prepare their pitches as opposed to claiming that a pitch has been confirmed and that the studio is moving forward with it. Stay tuned for updates on the future of the Blair Witch franchise.
EXCLUSIVE: Start prepping those pitches, genre scribes, because it sounds like Lionsgate is ready to venture back into the woods again for another BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, since good IP is never truly dead in the Streaming Age… https://t.co/AGfumgwjT8 pic.twitter.com/68WrjoWkCf