Cut to the present in 2016 and Blair Witch – the third installment overall in the Blair Witch franchise and the first direct sequel to the original Blair Witch Project (sorry, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2) – is now in theaters.
Before we get there, though, let’s look back at how the found-footage genre has evolved since the days of Blair Witch Project – in particular, the changes that have led to Blair Witch (2016).
Blair Witch will probably not be remembered as a big game-changer the way that Blair Witch Project is – but as discussed here, it does illustrate that found-footage has in fact changed as a genre since the Blair Witch franchise was born.
Our Blair Witch (2016) review sums up the movie as being “What The Blair Witch Project would be if the original had been made today – which is both a compliment and concession.”