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Lionsgate Sets 2027 Release for Blair Witch Reboot

6/24/2026

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Lionsgate Reboots Blair

Lionsgate scheduled a Blair Witch Project reboot for release on September 24, 2027.
Jason Blum and Roy Lee produce the untitled reboot directed by Dylan Clark, with Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams as executive producers and Eduardo Sánchez, Daniel Myrick and James Wan also producing.
The untitled film was announced with an Instagram post showing “9 24 27”, recalling the 1999 original’s $248 million worldwide gross from a $35,000 budget.

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Clark Directs Blair

The Blair Witch sequel opens on September 24, 2027, alongside an untitled DreamWorks Animation film, creating direct competition.
YouTube creator Dylan Clark directs the film produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster, reflecting Hollywood’s shift toward online talent after hits like Obsession.
Lionsgate’s Instagram teaser features a simple wooden-mobile motif, embracing the franchise’s low-fi aesthetic despite the 2016 secretive campaign.

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Lionsgate Revives Blair

Lionsgate and Blumhouse announced at CinemaCon 2024 a multi-film partnership to reboot Blair Witch, which Lionsgate obtained after buying Artisan Entertainment that had purchased the 1999 film for about $1 million.
The original Blair Witch Project was produced on a $35,000 budget and has earned an inflation-adjusted $492 million worldwide.
The 2016 reboot, initially titled “The Woods,” debuted at San Diego Comic-Con while the 2000 sequel Book of Shadows earned about $48 million.

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Lionsgate Teases Blair

Lionsgate released a teaser showing “9 24 27” formed by stick-figure silhouettes hanging from trees.
Chairman Adam Fogelson called the film a “new vision” to bring the Blair Witch legend to a streaming generation.
The stick-crafted symbols contrast with CGI, recalling the original’s low-budget look and appealing to nostalgia-driven fans.
Lionsgate’s social-media rollout uses the hook to recreate the 1999 buzz and draw fans and newcomers.

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Lionsgate Reboots Blair

Lionsgate scheduled a Blair Witch Project reboot for release on September 24, 2027.
Jason Blum and Roy Lee produce the untitled reboot directed by Dylan Clark, with Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams as executive producers and Eduardo Sánchez, Daniel Myrick and James Wan also producing.
The untitled film was announced with an Instagram post showing “9 24 27”, recalling the 1999 original’s $248 million worldwide gross from a $35,000 budget.

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