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‘Blair Witch’ actor slams ‘25 years of disrespect’ as new reboot is announced

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original production team behind the 1999 film “The Blair Witch Project” revealed Monday that they’ve not been asked to return to the most recent reboot of the franchise. “It’s bittersweet, honestly,” production designer Ben Rock told the Hollywood Reporter after learning of the new installment during CinemaCon last week.

According to Rock, 56, this is not the first time that the production team has been ignored when it came to revamping the thriller series.

Rock noted that no one from the film — including co-directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez — were involved in the 2000 sequel “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2,” the 2016 follow-up nor the reboot that was announced last week, from production companies Blumhouse and Lionsgate.

Additionally, Rock noted that since the first film’s wild success, things have been rocky between the studio and the team. “I do think that what has happened twice now was that the original creators were overlooked, and other people were brought in, all of whom were good,” Rock said. “But neither one of the sequels connected with audiences the way they wanted it to connect.

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