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  • Secret ‘Blair Witch’ Sequel Unveiled at Comic-Con 2016

    By Piya Sinha-Roy and Rollo Ross

    LOS ANGELES, July 25 (Reuters) – Participants at Comic-Con that went into a screening for upcoming horror movie “The Woods,” last week were surprised to come out from the movie having watched the sequel to the 1999 found-footage horror film hit, “The Blair Witch Project.”

    The subject and title of Lionsgate teaser film “The Woods” was kept under wraps since it began production but was unveiled at San Diego’s pop culture event as “Blair Witch,” the third installment of the franchise, in theaters on Sept. 16.

    “Blair Witch, it’s all about the mystery,” director Adam Wingard told Reuters. “I think the way we’re advertising it is in spirit of that.”

    The surprise reveal follows in the footsteps of J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot company, which unveiled “10 Cloverfield Lane,” sequel to 2008’s “Cloverfield,” in January, just two months before its release in theaters.

    The “Blair Witch Project” was a box office hit in 1999 and ushered in a new era of found-footage horror. The movie featured footage from video tapes found from three documentary filmmakers who went missing in a remote forest as they tried to uncover the local legend of the Blair Witch.

    The new “Blair Witch” film follows the brother of one of the missing filmmakers as he takes his friends out to the same forest to search for his sister. Events quickly go downhill when the group loses track of time and their location and get lost in the woods.

    “Blair Witch” skips over the events of the 2000 sequel “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2” that was derided by fans.

    “We’ve changed the mythology in a lot of ways just to kind of introduce new features and new ideas,” writer Simon Barrett said.

    The original “Blair Witch Project” filmmakers – writer-directors Eduardo Sanchez, Daniel Myrick and producer Gregg Hale – also disregarded the failed sequel and said they are on board with the latest film as executive producers.

    “The thing that we liked about this project when Lionsgate approached us, especially with Adam and Simon working on it, is that they really stuck to the original mythology,” Myrick told Reuters.

    “They came at it with a very authentic approach to the film which we felt was with love for the first movie so it was all done for the right reasons.” (Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy and Reuters TV; Editing by Bernard Orr)

  • Brie Larson Confirmed for ‘Captain Marvel’; Watch Her Comic-Con Introduction

    Marvel Studios Hall H PanelRumors have been flying for weeks that Oscar winner Brie Larson would be joining the MCU as Captain Marvel, and now, the news is official, with the actress making her debut at Comic-Con to announce the casting.

    Larson joined her fellow stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe onstage during a massive panel at Comic-Con this weekend, with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige announcing her name to wild cheers from the packed Hall H crowd.

    Feige later said in an interview with USA Today that the actress “knows and understands and takes to heart the importance of what this role is,” adding that Larson continues the studio’s trend of attracting big-name talent to its arsenal.

    “When you start with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, it’s a high casting bar,” Feige told USA Today. “And Brie is obviously spectacular.”

    The actress got in on the excitement on social media, sharing a photo of herself wearing a Marvel hat with the caption, “Call me Captain Marvel.” Later, Larson tweeted, “I’m so excited to be part of the team.”

    Larson is just the latest awesome actress to become part of the MCU ranks, as this photo shared by fellow new MCU addition Lupita Nyong’o demonstrates. Cheers to this badass crew, and here’s to the inclusion of many, many more.

    “Captain Marvel” is due in theaters sometime in 2019.

    [via: Fandango, USA Today, Brie Larson, Brie Larson, Lupita Nyong’o]

    Photo credit: Getty Images for Disney

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  • ‘Teen Wolf’ Will End After Season 6

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    MTV series “Teen Wolf” is coming to an end, with the cast and crew revealing the news during a panel at Comic-Con this week.

    Series creator and showrunner Jeff Davis made the big announcement on Thursday, surrounded by stars Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Dylan Sprayberry, Cody Christian, and Khylin Rhambo. (Star Dylan O’Brien was unable to attend.)

    “These next 20 episodes will be the final episodes of ‘Teen Wolf,’” Davis told the SDCC crowd of the upcoming sixth season.

    The series finale, set for sometime in 2017, will also mark the show’s 100th episode. Davis later released a statement commenting on the news.

    “‘Teen Wolf’ has been an extraordinary journey, one that captured the hearts and imaginations of fans more than we could’ve ever imagined,” the showrunner’s statement said. “We’re eternally grateful for the support we’ve received over these past six years and we’re excited to take our brave fans on one last, thrilling adventure.”

    The “Teen Wolf” panel also featured the debut of a new trailer for season six, which you can watch below.

    There’s no official release date for season six yet, though it’s slated to premiere sometime in November. The 2017 series finale date has also not been set. Stay tuned.

    [via: MTV, Deadline, Teen Wolf]

    Photo credit: MTV

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  • Fox Cancels Comic-Con Panel Over Piracy Concerns: Report

    Comic-Con International 2015 - 20th Century FOX PanelFilm fans excited to see 20th Century Fox’s presentation at this summer’s Comic-Con may want to get a refund on their tickets: The studio is reportedly pulling out of its planned Hall H panel over piracy concerns.

    According to TheWrap, Fox “feels it cannot prevent the piracy of custom trailers and exclusive footage” that it normally debuts during the annual San Diego celebration, and thus is taking the precaution of not holding an event at all. The studio declined to comment on TheWrap’s report.

    Last summer, footage from Fox’s hotly-anticipated “Deadpool” screened at the convention — and then promptly showed up online a few days later. That was also the case for the studio’s “X-Men: Apocalypse,” as well as rival Warner Bros.’s “Suicide Squad,” prompting SDCC officials to release a statement bemoaning the violation of trust.

    While Fox’s decision seems like a drastic one, it’s apparently not alone: TheWrap reports that Disney is also considering canceling its promotional presentation. (A representative for Disney told the trade that that claim was not true.)

    It’s unclear from TheWrap’s report if Fox’s cast and crew panel discussions — long a popular draw — will be affected by this move. Those Q&A sessions traditionally happen during studios’ marquee Hall H presentations; does that mean that those are out, too — even if participants would stick to talking, rather than rolling footage?

    We’ll have to wait and see what the studio’s game plan will be moving forward. We just hope this decision doesn’t affect attendees’ overall con experience — and that it doesn’t become a trend.

    [via: TheWrap]

    Photo credit: Getty Images

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