Unique The Blair Witch Challenge stars Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams have quite a few requests of Lionsgate.
Whereas 1999’s The Blair Witch Challenge was a phenomenon upon launch, who knew we’d nonetheless be speaking about it 25 years later? Extra instantly, who knew we’d be focusing a lot on the entire “disrespect” that the studio has for the unique solid? Not less than, that’s the declare that star Joshua Leonard makes, launching a marketing campaign to convey consideration to Lionsgate, who acquired Artisan twenty years in the past and he believes is unfairly taking advantage of the screams, sweat and tears of the unique solid. Now, he’s being joined by The Blair Witch Challenge co-stars Heather Donahue and Michael Williams of their efforts to obtain residuals and to be consulted on any future endeavors.
In a joint assertion (by way of Deadline), Leonard, Donahue and Williams are asking that Lionsgate fork over previous and future The Blair Witch Challenge residuals “for performing companies rendered within the unique BWP, equal to the sum that may’ve been allotted by way of SAG-AFTRA, had we had correct union or authorized illustration when the movie was made.”
One other request from The Blair Witch Challenge trio is that they be consulted on any endeavors associated to the film, which may embrace every little thing from one other reboot to flee rooms; actually, that is something “wherein one may moderately assume that Heather, Michael & Josh’s names and/or likenesses can be related for promotional functions within the public sphere.”
And there’s one remaining request, this one much less to do with themselves and extra about supporting upcoming filmmakers. This grant, to be named after The Blair Witch Challenge is designed to be given to “to an unknown/aspiring style filmmaker to help in making their first characteristic movie. It is a GRANT, not a improvement fund, therefore @lionsgate won’t personal any of the underlying rights to the challenge.” The solid additionally has lively help from landmark horror film’s administrators Dan Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, along with producers Robin Cowie, Gregg Gap and Michael Monello.
We anticipate seeing simply how Lionsgate reacts to those phrases and can replace our readers accordingly. Within the meantime, manufacturing on the reimagining of The Blair Witch Challenge – coming from Lionsgate and Blumhouse – is evidently urgent on.
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