“Paranormal Activity” giant Blumhouse returns in the franchise discovered by OG, “The Blair Witch Project. “
At CinemaCon 2024, Lionsgate announced a multi-frame pact with Blumhouse to reinvent other horror classics from Lionsgate’s library, with the iconic 1999 indie. No other library-specific titles were unveiled at Wednesday’s CinemaCon presentation.
Lionsgate and Blumhouse recently collaborated on the original horror film “Imaginary. “Blumhouse has a first deal with Universal Pictures. Blumhouse founder Blum will partner with manufacturer Roy Lee on the new “Blair Witch”; Lee previously produced the 2016 sequel, “Blair Witch. “
The first “Blair Witch” film, “The Blair Witch Project,” was released in 1999 and grossed a whopping $248 million at the box office. The film spawned two more franchise films, as well as the Lionsgate-directed Las Vegas escape room experience, “Witch Escape. “
Additional reporting via Brian Welk.