Blair Witch Project producer Michael Monello has stated that a new Blu-ray edition of the film is on the way from Second Sight that will fully capture the filmmaker's vision.
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Although The Blair Witch Project and its sequel are being released as a double pack from Imprint later this year, it is thought to be based on the same old transfer. It’s a topic that Monello is understandably quite angry about.
"For 25 years, Artisan/Lions Gate has contented itself with releasing a version of this film that is NOT as the filmmakers intended, with broken motion and film grain all over video," Monello said. "Now that we have an actual version approved by the filmmaker and producer, I think I've earned the right to dump a release of the transfer that Artisan did without consulting us. If they want a money grab, they can dump it on the market, I can't stop them, but I'm not going to hold my tongue over something I worked so hard on being released with a shoddy transfer and the same old extras."
Monello continued by detailing what would be included in the Second Sight version of the film.
