The Woods Is Actually a Secret Blair Witch Sequel

Debuting in theaters on September 16.

By Alex Osborn

Despite being revealed as The Woods, Lionsgate's upcoming horror film is actually a surprise sequel to The Blair Witch Project.

The news comes by way of Entertainment Weekly, who notes the movie is titled Blair Witch and will debut in theaters on September 16. The film was showcased during a screening this week at San Diego Comic-Con under the guise of The Woods, and Lionsgate debuted a new poster and trailer.

Shooting for the film took place in Vancouver last year in secret. Like The Blair Witch Project, the sequel is another found footage-style movie. James Allen McCune stars as the brother of the character played by Heather Donahue in the 1999 original, and is in search of sister following her disappearance.

Blair Witch poster from Lionsgate

Blair Witch is directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett, after the two previously worked together on You’re Next and The Guest. Wingard addressed the title change in an interview with EW, telling the outlet The Woods was just a "working title," as they knew the name would be changed when they first signed on to the project. In fact, Wingard didn't even think it was going to be part of the marketing, but commended Lionsgate's "really smart decision" to use it as a way to surprise fans.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to him on YouTube.

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