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‘The Blair Witch Project’ Returns!? (Exclusive)

Published

9 years ago

April 11, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: I’m hearing rumblings of some major happenings over at Lionsgate that I haven’t had a chance to confirm yet. But, now that you’re reading this, I’m officially poking the bear(s) in hopes of gaining clarity.

In a potential monstrous exclusive (please, no eggs to the face!), an insider is telling us that Lionsgate is already in production on a new entry to the The Blair Witch Project series!

Is it a remake? Is it a sequel? Is it a spinoff? We aren’t sure. BUT, it’s quite possible that the newly announced The Woods, which is being directed by Adam Wingard from a screenplay by Simon Barrett, is said film. We just don’t know for sure.

The Woods‘ plot is being kept very much under wraps, which only lends credence to this theory. What we know is that it does, “…involve a group of college students on a camping trip who discover they are not alone.” If that doesn’t sound like the perfect foundation for a new Blair Witch film, I don’t know what would!

If this story proves true, the new Blair Witch is being produced by Keith Calder and Jessica Wu of Snoot (You’re Next, The Guest), Roy Lee (Poltergeist, The Ring) and Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity, Insidious). That’s quite a team!

Rumors about a third Blair Witch have been swirling for years. Back just this past January Blair Witch co-director Eduardo Sanchez said a sequel was inevitable.

The 1999 The Blair Witch Project made a whopping $248M at the box office, which had Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, the non-found-footage sequel in theaters by 2000. It was a huge flop and canned the series for the past 15 years. To me, a third Blair Witch is a no-brainer, and always has been. How exciting would this be?!

And…could we finally see “The Witch” this time around?!

I’m going to see what I can find out this weekend and update the story accordingly.

JonathanBarkan

Managing editor/music guy/social media fella of Bloody-Disgusting

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‘Dancing Village: The Curse Begins’ – Exclusive Clip and Images Begin a Gruesome Indonesian Nightmare

Published

13 hours ago

April 24, 2024

John Squires

Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (Macabre, Headshot, The Queen of Black Magic) is back in the director’s chair for MD Pictures’ Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari (aka Dancing Village: The Curse Begins), a prequel to the Indonesian box office hit KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village. Lionsgate brings the film to U.S. theaters on April 26.

While you wait, whet your appetite for gruesome horror with a gnarly exclusive clip from Dancing Village: The Curse Begins below, along with a gallery of bloody exclusive images.

In the horror prequel, “A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the ‘Dancing Village,’ a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present.

“Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new ‘Dawuh,’ a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.”

Kimo Stamboel directs from a screenplay by Lele Laila.

Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, Aming Sugandhi, Dinda Kanyadewi, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Bimasena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas Sagita, and Baiq Nathania Elvaretta star.

KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village was the highest grossing film in Indonesian box office history when initially released in 2022. Its prequel is the first film made for IMAX ever produced in Southeast Asia and in 2024, it will be one of only five films made for IMAX productions worldwide. Manoj Punjabi produces the upcoming Indonesian horror prequel.