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\n23 April 2024<\/time>\n<\/p>\nThe original \u2018Blair Witch Project\u2019 cast are furiously demanding more cash from the ongoing horror franchise.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nThe original \u2018Blair Witch Project\u2019 cast are furiously demanding more cash from the ongoing horror franchise<\/p>\nJoshua Leonard, 48, one of the three actors who starred in the 1999 found-footage horror phenomenon \u2013 which made almost $250 million at the global box office on a budget of around $200,000 to $750,000 \u2013 hit out over their lack of residual payments for the movie in an open letter signed by himself and his former \u2018BWP\u2019 co-stars Rei Hance (also known as Heather Donahue) and Michael Williams to Facebook on 21 April.<\/p>\nThe trio used the message to urge movie studio Lionsgate \u2013 which now owns the \u2018BWP\u2019 franchise \u2013 to pay them \u201cretroactive and future residual payments” for their work on the original movie after it emerged another reboot of the groundbreaking film was in the works.<\/p>\nThey state in their letter the payments they want to receive should be \u201cequivalent to the sum that would\u2019ve been allotted\u201d through actors\u2019 union SAG-AFTRA \u2013 had they had \u201cproper union or legal representation when the film was made\u201d.<\/p>\nThe trio also said they would like to retain \u201cmeaningful consultation\u201d on \u201cany\u201d future project in the \u2018BWP\u2019 series and a yearly $60,000 grant for Lionsgate to pay aspiring filmmakers to make their first feature-length movie.<\/p>\n\nTheir letter said: \u201cOur film has now been rebooted twice, both times were a disappointment from a fan\/box office\/critical perspective.<\/p>\n\n\u201cNeither of these films were made with significant creative input from the original team.<\/p>\n\n\u201cAs the insiders who created the Blair Witch and have been listening to what fans love and want for 25 years, we\u2019re your single greatest, yet thus-far unutilized secret-weapon!\u201d<\/p>\n\nThe open letter comes after Lionsgate and the Blumhouse studio jointly announced development of a new \u2018Blair Witch\u2019 movie on 10 April at CinemaCon 2024.<\/p>\n\nLionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson said at the event they were planning to \u201creintroduce this horror classic\u201d to a \u201cnew generation\u201d.<\/p>\n\nEduardo Sanchez, Dan Myrick, Gregg Hale, Robin Cowie and Michael Monello \u2013 who each worked on the original \u2018Blair Witch\u2018 film as directors or producers \u2013\u00a0also shared a statement on actor Joshua\u2019s Facebook page on Sunday (21.04.24) urging Lionsgate to \u201chighlight the significant contributions\u201d of the original cast.<\/p>\n\nThe message said: \u201cAs the literal faces of what has become a franchise, their likenesses, voices and real names are inseparably tied to \u2018The Blair Witch Project\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\u201cTheir unique contributions not only defined the film\u2019s authenticity but continue to resonate with audiences around the world.<\/p>\n\n\u201cWe celebrate our film’s legacy, and equally, we believe the actors deserve to be celebrated for their enduring association with the franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nSource link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"23 April 2024 The original \u2018Blair Witch Project\u2019 cast are furiously demanding more cash from the ongoing horror franchise. The original \u2018Blair Witch Project\u2019 cast are furiously demanding more cash from the ongoing horror franchise Joshua Leonard, 48, one of the three actors who starred in the 1999 found-footage horror phenomenon \u2013 which made almost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[7616,7618,7617,7619,7614,7612,7621,7615,7613,7620],"class_list":{"0":"post-92120","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-make-up","8":"tag-adam-fogelson","9":"tag-dan-myrick","10":"tag-eduardo-sanchez","11":"tag-gregg-hale","12":"tag-heather-donahue","13":"tag-joshua-leonard","14":"tag-michael-monello","15":"tag-michael-williams","16":"tag-rei-hance","17":"tag-robin-cowie"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The original \u2018Blair Witch Project\u2019 cast are furiously demanding more cash from the ongoing horror franchise.<\/p>\n
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The original \u2018Blair Witch Project\u2019 cast are furiously demanding more cash from the ongoing horror franchise<\/p>\n
Joshua Leonard, 48, one of the three actors who starred in the 1999 found-footage horror phenomenon \u2013 which made almost $250 million at the global box office on a budget of around $200,000 to $750,000 \u2013 hit out over their lack of residual payments for the movie in an open letter signed by himself and his former \u2018BWP\u2019 co-stars Rei Hance (also known as Heather Donahue) and Michael Williams to Facebook on 21 April.<\/p>\n
The trio used the message to urge movie studio Lionsgate \u2013 which now owns the \u2018BWP\u2019 franchise \u2013 to pay them \u201cretroactive and future residual payments” for their work on the original movie after it emerged another reboot of the groundbreaking film was in the works.<\/p>\n
They state in their letter the payments they want to receive should be \u201cequivalent to the sum that would\u2019ve been allotted\u201d through actors\u2019 union SAG-AFTRA \u2013 had they had \u201cproper union or legal representation when the film was made\u201d.<\/p>\n
The trio also said they would like to retain \u201cmeaningful consultation\u201d on \u201cany\u201d future project in the \u2018BWP\u2019 series and a yearly $60,000 grant for Lionsgate to pay aspiring filmmakers to make their first feature-length movie.<\/p>\n
\nTheir letter said: \u201cOur film has now been rebooted twice, both times were a disappointment from a fan\/box office\/critical perspective.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNeither of these films were made with significant creative input from the original team.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAs the insiders who created the Blair Witch and have been listening to what fans love and want for 25 years, we\u2019re your single greatest, yet thus-far unutilized secret-weapon!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe open letter comes after Lionsgate and the Blumhouse studio jointly announced development of a new \u2018Blair Witch\u2019 movie on 10 April at CinemaCon 2024.<\/p>\n
\nLionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson said at the event they were planning to \u201creintroduce this horror classic\u201d to a \u201cnew generation\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nEduardo Sanchez, Dan Myrick, Gregg Hale, Robin Cowie and Michael Monello \u2013 who each worked on the original \u2018Blair Witch\u2018 film as directors or producers \u2013\u00a0also shared a statement on actor Joshua\u2019s Facebook page on Sunday (21.04.24) urging Lionsgate to \u201chighlight the significant contributions\u201d of the original cast.<\/p>\n
\nThe message said: \u201cAs the literal faces of what has become a franchise, their likenesses, voices and real names are inseparably tied to \u2018The Blair Witch Project\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cTheir unique contributions not only defined the film\u2019s authenticity but continue to resonate with audiences around the world.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe celebrate our film’s legacy, and equally, we believe the actors deserve to be celebrated for their enduring association with the franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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23 April 2024 The original \u2018Blair Witch Project\u2019 cast are furiously demanding more cash from the ongoing horror franchise. The original \u2018Blair Witch Project\u2019 cast are furiously demanding more cash from the ongoing horror franchise Joshua Leonard, 48, one of the three actors who starred in the 1999 found-footage horror phenomenon \u2013 which made almost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[7616,7618,7617,7619,7614,7612,7621,7615,7613,7620],"class_list":{"0":"post-92120","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-make-up","8":"tag-adam-fogelson","9":"tag-dan-myrick","10":"tag-eduardo-sanchez","11":"tag-gregg-hale","12":"tag-heather-donahue","13":"tag-joshua-leonard","14":"tag-michael-monello","15":"tag-michael-williams","16":"tag-rei-hance","17":"tag-robin-cowie"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}