The 1999 blockbuster made nearly $250 million in theaters and launched three sequels,
“So, this is MY face on a press release for a film being made by two major studios,” Leonard wrote on April 11, sharing an Instagram post from Variety. “I didn’t know anything about it until a friend sent me a ‘congrats’ screenshot yesterday.” According to Leonard, after the film’s success, the main cast was each paid $300,000 “as a buyout for our ownership points ... and NEVER saw another dime.
Primarily, he wrote, the trio would like “Retroactive + future residual payments to Heather, Michael and Josh for acting services rendered in the original BWP, 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.” Next, they’d like “Meaningful consultation on any future Blair Witch reboot, sequel, prequel, toy, game, ride, escape room, etc.,” that uses the original cast’s names or likenesses.
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