'Blair Witch' director weighs in on 'Paranormal Activity' ... and discusses a possible return to 'Blair'!

He had plenty to say, including plans for a possible trip back toBlairwith Sanchez.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How do you feel about all the comparisons between your movie andParanormal Activity?

DANIEL MYRICK:I think theyre flattering.

Its encouraging to see another film come out thats in the spirit of theBlair Witchaesthetic.

I thought it had some great scares in it.

I got to see it with an audience at a private screening, and the audience reaction was great.

Hollywood is a tough place, especially when people get sudden fame.

What advice would you give toParanormals writer-director Oren Peli?

Well, I think with a film like this, you get pigeonholed into a certain kind of genre.

And it seems like hes doing that now with a project calledArea 51that hes shooting.

I think hes doing the right thing now.

What would you tell himnotto do?

How does he avoid becoming the guy who directedParanormaland then went away?

We felt like we were on our own.

Artisan [the indie outlet that distributedBlair Witch]…kind of held that project hostage.

So you have to be careful about that.

It is a nasty business.

Its a nasty business.

You have to be realistic and pragmatic about it.

Hes certainly in the genre that appeals to that.

What advice would you give the actors, Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat?

They watched our film and it was very disarming.

WithParanormal, its a little bit different.

I think people are more sophisticated now.

What are you up to these days?

So its a dark thriller.

I wrote the script a couple of years ago.

And Ed and I are both circling around some otherBlairideas.

Were thinking about collaborating again.

With this wholeParanormal Activitything, theres a spotlight shining back onBlair.

So the timing might be right.

Well see how it goes.