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‘The Blair Witch Project’ Cast Ask Lionsgate For Retroactive Residuals and ‘Meaningful Consultation’ on Future Projects
"The Blair Witch Project" stars Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael Williams are asking Lionsgate for more compensation for their work in the 1999 blockbuster.
In their most recent statement, Leonard, Williams and Donahue (who now goes by Rei Hance) call on Lionsgate — which acquired Artisan in 2003, and inherited the rights to “Blair Witch” — to provide them with retroactive and future residual payments “equivalent to the sum that would’ve been allotted through SAG-AFTRA, had we had proper union or legal representation when the film was made.” They also ask for “meaningful consultation on any future ‘Blair Witch’ reboot, sequel, prequel, toy, game, ride, escape room, etc., in which one could reasonably assume that Heather, Michael & Josh’s names and/or likenesses will be associated for promotional purposes in the public sphere.” Meaningful consultation on any future Blair Witch reboot, sequel, prequel, toy, game, ride, escape room, etc…, in which one could reasonably assume that Heather, Michael & Josh’s names and/or likenesses will be associated for promotional purposes in the public sphere.
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