The "Blair Witch Project" will finally be available in the version envisioned by its creators.
A new release of the classic horror film may end up being even scarier.
Reports UNN citing Gizmodo.
The 1999 blockbuster "The Blair Witch Project" will be available in the format its creators always intended. A new edit of the film has been created using found footage. According to one of the film's producers, Michael Monello, the movie is finally receiving the video format that reflects the vision its creators (directors Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick) always planned, 25 years after its theatrical release.
The new version is "even scarier":
"The appearance, movement, and abrupt transitions in the new version create a much more frightening psychological effect than in all previous versions," the producer explained.
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The original budget of the film ranged from $35,000 to $60,000. The film was shot on Hi8 video and 16mm black-and-white film and edited on Media 100XR.
Artisan Entertainment transferred the footage from the "Blair Witch" project to 35mm to properly adapt it to the format required for the vast majority of theaters in 1999.
"This led to serious motion errors. It gave the Hi8 footage a grainy texture and ruined all the colors with a brown haze that obscured details," Michael Monello explains.
The budget reached $600,000, but the film's box office was extraordinarily high, totaling $248.3 million.
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Previously, UNN reported that the creative team of the hit horror film from 1999, "The Blair Witch Project," insisted on increasing retroactive compensation for the three stars of the film. There were also "substantive consultations" regarding a future reboot.