Almost exactly two years ago, Lionsgate and Blumhouse announced plans to remake the seminal found footage horror, The Blair Witch Project. There hasn’t been much heard about it since, and now on April Fool’s Day of all days, it’s being reported that Dylan Clark has been named as its director.
The story comes from scooper Daniel Richtman, so take it with a grain of salt until there’s an official announcement. Clark is set to make his directorial debut on the upcoming religious horror Portrait of God, with producers Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele. That film is based on Clark’s impressive short viewed by millions on YouTube.
Released in 1999 at the height of Y2K paranoia, The Blair Witch Project followed three curious documentarians who vanish while investigating local folk tales of an infamous witch in the Maryland woods. The film, shot for just $60K, earned $248M at the box office and set a high standard for future found footage horrors. There have been two sequels, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, released in 2000, and 2016’s Blair Witch reboot.
