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[Buttonbasher]

There has been some speculation that Adam Wingard's new horror film "The Woods" was actually a secret sequel to the Blair Witch Project, and now we know that this is true!

The first screening is happening at Comic-Con now, but news has broken that the film is actually titled 'Blair Witch', and there's a new trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=girSv9UH_V8

http://www.blairwitch.movie/

This article is really interesting too. Lots of insight into the creation of this, and keeping it secret:
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/22/blair-witch-project-sequel-secret-comic-con

Titled, simply, Blair Witch, the found footage movie stars James Allen McCune (Showtime’s Shameless) as the brother of Heather Donahue’s character from the original 1999 horror film, who sets out to discover what happened to his long-missing sister.

Blair Witch is directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett, whose previous collaborations include 2013’s home invasion horror-comedy You’re Next and the following year’s Dan Stevens-starring action-thriller The Guest. The film was shot secretly in Vancouver last year but has actually been hiding in plain sight under the name of The Woods. In May, Lionsgate released a trailer for “The Woods,” which featured footage from the film accompanied by a creepy cover of The Police’s “Every Breath You Take.” Blair Witch is being publicly shown Friday for the first time at Comic-Con in San Diego at an event which has been billed as a screening for The Woods.

The trailer looks really cool, and seems to ignore the second film. Seems like a cool way to continue the story too. Can't wait to see it when it comes out this September!

EDIT: Here's the original trailer, when it was under the title 'The Woods': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMEgSLetjHw
We found some quick glimpses at some stick figures hanging in the trees, which informed the bulk of our speculation in the last thread.

 

[Gattsu25]

The new trailer is pretty freaking great.

My word!

 

[Fuu]

wingard + blair witch = day 1

 

[Dalek]

It's cool that we were speculating this in the original thread for a while now and it's true!

 

[FrsDvl]

Fuck! I can't watch the trailer at work. So hyped though

 

[anaron]

omg

 

[Matsukaze]

The trailer looks really cool, and seems to ignore the second film. Seems like a cool way to continue the story too. Can't wait to see it when it comes out this September!

It had goddamn better lol.

Looking forward to this one!

 

[anaron]

wait it's not by the original folks?

I'm out

 

[Dmax3901]

So what this masterpiece never happened?

 

[Dalek]

That new trailer is incredible! That location!!

 

[Buttonbasher]

wait it's not by the original folks?

I'm out

For what it's worth, the directors of this are pretty close friends with the creators of the original. They both worked together on V/H/S 2, and are generally into each others work.

 

[pretty done]

wait it's not by the original folks?

I'm out

This should be a positive....

The first movie was so underwhelming outside of the last scene.

They both worked together on V/H/S 2

Dear god, now I'm out. VHS2 is one of the worst horror movies I've seen, and I've seen almost all of them.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Is there a Youtube link? That player isn't working well for me.

 

[kirblar]

For what it's worth, the directors of this are pretty close friends with the creators of the original. They both worked together on V/H/S 2, and are generally into each others work.

Yeah, the EW article gives the impression they've got their blessing on this.

 

[zeemumu]

So what this masterpiece never happened?

That movie was an accident *miss piggy voice* I swear to Christ!

 

[Skatterd]

wait it's not by the original folks?

I'm out

Wingard has make some pretty good shit so far.
In Wingard we trust.

 

[Fuu]

Good video about what went wrong with BW2: Exploring Blair Witch 2 Book of Shadows (Good Bad Flicks)

 

[brandonh83]

Whoa. Holy fucking shit.

 

[vatstep]

Day zero fuuuuuuck

 

[Dmax3901]

In all seriousness though that trailer looks like it's done away with everything that made the original so good.

 

[Buttonbasher]

Is there a Youtube link? That player isn't working well for me.

I'll update the OP when one comes online.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Can't wait for them to tease a movie called Camp and then reveal its another Friday The 13th reboot in a few years.

 

[Volimar]

Neat. I'm interested to see what comes of it. Or if they'll get Heather back.

 

[DocSeuss]

I've never seen the original. Should I? Is it on any streaming services?

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I feel more directors should do this more often,release a teaser under a different name then reveal what the movie really is at a con or something.


I wasn't expecting a new Blair Witch. Wow.

 

[anaron]

For what it's worth, the directors of this are pretty close friends with the creators of the original. They both worked together on V/H/S 2, and are generally into each others work.

hmm, I do like that....

 

[Angel_DvA]

Damn, what a trailer !!! can't wait.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

So what this masterpiece never happened?

I've seen the Nostalgia Critic review like 2 or 3 times and I don't remember a thing about this movie other than that there is no Book of Shadows.

 

[TabooV]

Blair Witch is my favorite horror movie ever, so excited to see this

 

[Father_Brain]

Well, The Guest was pretty good but I dunno if we really needed a sequel. Still, the imagery in this trailer does manage to evoke that 1999 nostalgia, though it's clearly going for a much more explicitly supernatural take than the original.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

wait it's not by the original folks?

I'm out

It's in better hands now.

I've seen the Nostalgia Critic review like 2 or 3 times and I don't remember a thing about this movie other than that there is no Book of Shadows.

Piss poor rental that was. I'm not even sure if we bothered to finish it.

 

[Levito]

FUCK YES IT WAS TRUUUUUUUUUUUE

 

[gamz]

FUCK! I'm in!

YES!

 

[dave is ok]

But what about the secret of esrever

 

[SexyFish]

Wingard has made good shit.

All in.

 

[Skatterd]

Early reviews suggest there's some mind-blowing stuff in this. Will be interested to hear the comic con Buzz.

 

[anaron]

It's in better hands now.

get out.


the first is a masterpiece.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Reminiscient of the Cloverfield 2 drop. As perfect as that was, I expect this to be even more perfect and great. Stoked

 

[Cipher Peon]

WAIT WAIT THIS IS A SEQUEL??? TO THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT???? THE SCARIEST FILM OF ALL TIME???????????????????
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Spoiler

and I liked the terribad sequel so STILL can't wait

 

[Kuroyume]

Better show the witch. Loud bumps and noises isn't cutting it anymore. It's 2016 and there's been like 80 paranormal activity movies.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

get out.


the first is a masterpiece.

Ha.

 

[gamz]

get out.


the first is a masterpiece.

True words.

Too bad the filmmakers haven't done shit besides TBWP

 

[Speevy]

get out.


the first is a masterpiece.

It's a landmark. That's different than a masterpiece.

 

[kirblar]

I've never seen the original. Should I? Is it on any streaming services?

Definitely check it out, it basically created a new genre.

 

[Volimar]

I've never seen the original. Should I? Is it on any streaming services?

Yes, but note that it influenced so many other films that you probably won't get the same impression as if you had seen it when it came out in theaters.

 

[gamz]

So now it's called Blair Witch.

Crazy shit clever guys.

 

[pretty done]

Early reviews suggest there's some mind-blowing stuff in this. Will be interested to hear the comic con Buzz.

They said the same shit about The VVitch

 

[HeartlessNobody213]

Pretty cool. Never saw the original but its interesting that this is the true sequel to it.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Excellent. Despite Blaire Witch mostly being memed and copied to death at this point, the original is a pretty great piece of lo-fi horror filmmaking and really is probably the best of of the found footage films.

Wingard is a great pick for this, and I think it has the potential to be legit scary just like the original.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

They said the same shit about The VVitch

The Witch is really good.