The Original ‘Blair Witch’ Stars and Filmmakers Are Involved with the Lionsgate Reboot After All

When a rebooted version of “The Blair Witch Project” was announced 25 years after the release of the iconic original, star Joshua Leonard felt as though the indie film and horror movement he had helped birth was being taken out of his hands. He called the news of the new film without his awareness “icky and classless” and representative of “25 years of disrespect.” Today, Leonard and his associates seemed to have buried the hatchet. Leonard and co-star Michael C. Williams, along with the original’s filmmakers Eduardo Sánchez, Daniel Myrick, and Gregg Hale, will all serve as executive producers on Lionsgate‘s “Blair Witch” reboot. The film is being produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse and James Wan of Atomic Monster along with horror producer Roy Lee in a big team-up of horror talent.

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