Nov 2 2009'Blair Witch' Guys Ready To Show 'Paranormal Activity' People How To Make a REAL Shaky, Low-Budget Horror Movie
With Paranormal Activity renewing the popularity of the looks-like-shit horror genre, The Blair Witch Project co-director Eduardo Sánchez has come forward to The Star to say, "Hey, remember me? I co-directed The Blair Witch Project! No, really, IMDb it," and reveal he and Daniel Myrick have plans to retreat back to the safe haven of making more Blair Witch films:
Times have changed for Sánchez and Myrick, and rather swiftly in recent weeks. After years spent pondering their Blair Witch legacy, while pursuing other horror and sci-fi projects, they're willing to ride the broomstick again.They're now at the point where they're ready to do a Blair Witch 3, once again sharing writing and directing. They'd pick up from where the original left off, pretending Blair Witch 2 never happened. The duo recently went on a drive through their original Blair Witch haunts, about a half hour from Sánchez's Maryland home, looking for inspiration.
They've worked up a treatment for a new story, which would involve original cast members Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams, albeit in smaller roles.
"We're at the step where we're about to pitch to Lionsgate, which owns the movie rights now. It's pretty much up to them. They can completely squash it or greenlight it."
I can't help but think this sudden interest in in returning to The Blair Witch might have something to do with spite. In particular, the spite that comes from a recent shaky camcorder movie called Paranormal Acivity making $85 million, while Sánchez's recent, very similarly-titled project, ParaABnormal, has never been spoken of until I mentioned it just now. Particularly because he fully admits that:
"I'm happy for the [Paranormal Activity director] ... but at the same time, there's the feeling that, man, I could have done this. It would have been different and might not have been as good. But I know how to make these films. To me it's like, man, maybe I should go back and kind of milk this one more time."
He could have shown them how to make an overrated film most notable for its minuscule budget! By his own admission, it might have been worse, but the important thing is it could have existed. He could have made a thing! And thus, it's time to make Blair Witch 3. The end.
Reader Comments
1. Stan - November 2, 2009 2:48 PM
Blairwitch 1 was not scary.. it could've been if at least at the end we got a glimpse of something horrific instead of a guy peeing in the corner, but i guess that would've ruined the low-budget shtick, cuz u know you need some make up and some costumes and god forbid some cgi.. low budget approach has its limitations, and Blairwitch has clearly reached it in the first movie.. Paranormal Activity was way better, yet not scary either..
but no one needs Blarwitch to be dug up, dusted off and CPRed back into existence, someone needs to break these news to Sánchez and Myrick..
2. Rod - November 2, 2009 3:15 PM
This quote got me:
"To me it's like, man, maybe I should go back and kind of milk this one more time."
When a writer/director says something like that, you know you're in for a horrible, horrible movie. What a loser.
3. jumpin_j - November 2, 2009 4:34 PM
Oh great, two lousy film makers saying It's On, Bitch. Yawn.
4. annie - November 2, 2009 4:56 PM
The Last Broadcast was better
5. Phil - November 2, 2009 6:01 PM
why is that dude standing in the corner facing the wall?
6. Fiona - November 2, 2009 11:49 PM
ParABnormal? Meaning something is outside the realms of abnormality, and is therefore... normal?
7. pmagent - November 3, 2009 1:59 AM
wait a minute...... you mean blair witch wasn't real?!? dude, my world just got rocked.
8. Insatiable Peter - November 3, 2009 2:32 AM
*fart
What was that?! *with fright
9. Superevil - November 3, 2009 1:36 PM
Paranormal Activity was supposed to be scary?
10. M_D - November 4, 2009 6:47 PM
heard about a 3rd at least 2 months ago and i still think i'll go as long as its not shitty like the second one
11. jennifer - November 5, 2009 12:16 PM
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