Last month, we learned that Blumhouse and Atomic Monster were preparing a new Blair Witch movie. After the original film cast demanded adequate compensation To make it a success, two of them, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard, signed on as producers. As for Heather Donahue? Good…
In a recent Facebook post, Donahue (who now goes by King Hance) confirmed that she is not involved in the upcoming film. After the producer James Wan Although he indicated that he was part of the revival, he wanted to counterattack the “deliberate confusion.” According to her, she was offered a settlement that “personally raised difficult long-term questions about rights, future technological use of identity and voice, the ability to speak freely, and compensation.” While he wished the best for the project, he stated that “for me it was more important to preserve my autonomy.”
Hance did not expand the terms of that agreement. But the mention of “future technological use” suggests the following Blair Witch It could use generative AI in some way, given how prevalent the technology has been in film lately. Films made with genAI screened in this year’s edition Tribeca Film Festivaland Disclosure Day Star Emily Blunt recently revealed that Stephen Spielberg was open to using technology to create your croaking sounds in the movie. There have been horror movies. about AI in recent years, generative or not, but so far no major films have been made with it. (Or at least, none that we know of).
However, this is just speculation: at the time of writing, we don’t know much about the next Blair Witch. More information, including how it is made, will be released in the coming months.
(through Deadline)
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