THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT Directors Say "Studios Are Not Your Friends" After Not Being Consulted For Sequel

The directors of the original 1999 The Blair Witch Project movie, Eduardo Sanchez and Dan Myrick, say that Lionsgate and Blumhouse have not reached out to them about the upcoming reboot for any kind of consultation.

During an interview with Film Stories, Myrick talked about the studio system and how they are not their friends.

He explained: "Studios are not your friends. They’re a business, and so we learned a trial by fire in that regard. After that, it’s just the way the business operates.

“I mean, Lionsgate picked up the rights. They’ve made a couple of attempts at follow-up films that have been moderately successful, but we still hold on to the naive notion that there’s other Blair movies to explore that we feel would be valuable.

“Certainly to the audience, to the fans. Unfortunately, Lionsgate just hasn’t embraced that approach."

Sanchez added: "Like Dan said, it is bittersweet. To be included again would be nice. Even if they don’t listen to us. Just to pick our brains – and again, like Dan was saying, we have a little bit of a fan base that’s dedicated to the original movie and it would be good press for them to bring us back in. But, we’ll see what happens."

No details have been shared about the next film that Jason Blum is producing. It’s been described as a "new vision" for the franchise.

The original stars of the film, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael Williams, previously released a public statement asking for more compensation and recognition for their work on the original film.

They also asked for “meaningful consultation” on any future Blair Witch films that are made that use their names or likenesses. I’m sure the studio won’t give them any of those things because like the directors said, the studios are not their friends.