One of the biggest surprises of 2016 is the existence of this new installment in the
"Blair Witch" franchise. The film was shot under the title
"The Woods", and even two of the first posters used that title, in order to preserve the closely guarded secret that this was actually a sequel to the found-footage classic.
Directed by
Adam Wingard (
"You're Next",
"The Guest") from a script by
Simon Barrett, the film follows a group of college students who venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to search for James Donahue's sister Heather, the protagonist of the first film who disappeared while investigating the legend of the Blair Witch.
The cast features
James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson and
Valorie Curry.
"Blair Witch" opens in theaters on September 16th.
Check out the trailers, images and posters after the jump.
