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Direct Sequel to the Original
While this is the third film in the franchise, Blair Witch is a direct sequel to The Blair Witch Project. After the success of that first movie in 1999, the studios wanted a quick follow-up, and Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was readied without the involvement of co-directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. This helps to partially explain why Blair Witch 2, which abandoned the found-footage format, appears so stark a departure stylistically and tonally. As early as 2009, Myrick and Sanchez shared their intention to produce a third film, one that would be more in keeping with the spirit of the original.
While this is the third film in the franchise, Blair Witch is a direct sequel to The Blair Witch Project. After the success of that first movie in 1999, the studios wanted a quick follow-up, and Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was readied without the involvement of co-directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. This helps to partially explain why Blair Witch 2, which abandoned the found-footage format, appears so stark a departure stylistically and tonally. As early as 2009, Myrick and Sanchez shared their intention to produce a third film, one that would be more in keeping with the spirit of the original.
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