Original Blair Witch cast issues statement asking for residuals and recognition
by The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club— The cast and crew of 1999's game-changing The Blair Witch Project didn’t go out and get terrorized in the woods for nothing, even if that’s sort of how they’re being treated by Lionsgate and Blumhouse right now. Ever allergic to new ideas, the two major studios announced yet another reboot of the iconic found footage horror film earlier this month. But Hollywood’s current creative famine actually isn’t the scariest part of this whole debacle. In response to the announcement, Joshua Leonard—one...
GeekTyrant—Original BLAIR WITCH Stars Ask Lionsgate For Recognition, Residuals, and Meaningful Consultation For Future Project — GeekTyrant. The original actors of the hit 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project are not happy with how Lionsgate has treated them over the years, and how the studio has...
@livejournal—‘Blair Witch’ Cast Asks Lionsgate for Retroactive Residuals and Consultation on Future Projects. Original ‘Blair Witch’ Cast Asks Lionsgate for Retroactive Residuals and Consultation on Future Projects https://t.co/ZV3NrH8CBu— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 21, 2024Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams wrote in a statement on Saturday that they’re asking Lionsgate for retroactive and future residual payments, “meaningful consultation” on any future Blair Witch projects and an annual $60,000 grant for “an unknown/aspiring genre filmmaker to assist in making their first...
The Guardian—The Blair Witch Project’s original cast ask for retroactive payments as reboot announced. Actors Rei Hance, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams – who improvised most of horror film’s dialogue – claim they didn’t have proper union representation in 1999 and seek residualsThe stars of The Blair Witch Project have called for more compensation for their work in the original film, as well as “meaningful consultation” on any reboots and sequels, after it was announced that the horror franchise is being revived yet again.On Saturday, actors Rei Hance (formerly known as Heather Donahue),...