Lionsgate and Blumhouse are teaming up to develop and produce a new take on The Blair Witch Project. The announcement was made by Adam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, and Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse during Lionsgate’s CinemaCon presentation. Blum will team with producer Roy Lee on the new Blair Witch.

Fogelson said that this partnership will “reintroduce this horror classic for a new generation,” and that “other projects” will be revealed soon. Blum went on to say how Paranormal Activity wouldn’t have been a thing without The Blair Witch Project (1999), which brought found footage horror to mainstream audiences.

The Blair Witch Project (1999) was a huge success, with a budget of $60,000, it garnered nearly $250 million at the box office. The film became a cultural phenomenon, further pushing the popularity of the found footage genre in horror. It’ll be interesting to see how this new take on the film will culminate.

This will be the first film in a multi-picture pact with Blumhouse reimagining horror classics from the Lionsgate library.

What do you think of The Blair Witch Project being remade?