Horror: This movie that traumatized an entire generation will have a new sequel!

The movie that started the fad Footage found And $248 million at the US box office on a $25,000 budget is getting a new sequel! Blair Witch 2: The Book of Shadows (2000) and Blair Witch by Adam Wingard In 2016, The Blair Witch Project returns to theaters with the original team.

In the feature film, banned for children under 12 when it was released in July 1999, three young filmmakers disappear while reporting on witchcraft while hiking in the Black Mountain Forest. A year later, the film of their investigation was discovered. The Blair Witch Project documents the horrific events that took place there.

The directors of the original horror film, Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, are set to create this new opus, which will be directed by Oliver Park (Demon Possession). production weekly. Therefore, the new Blair Witch project should not take into account the previous two sequels.

Released in 2016, the Adam Wingard-directed sequel was not a huge success at the international box office, bringing in just $45 million on a $5 million budget.

But the return of the original filmmakers could allow the franchise to return to the forefront. After the release of The Blair Witch Project, the latter mainly directed DTVs (Ultimate Patrol, Seventh Moon) and series episodes (Intruders, Supernatural, Lucifer).

Filming on this new Blair Witch is set to begin in late summer.