Less than two weeks after plans to remake the horror classic The Blair Witch Project were announced, the original movie’s cast has spoken out, stating that if the remake does indeed go ahead, they want residuals.
In an open letter to Lionsgate, the stars of The Blair Witch Project, Rei Hance (formerly known as Heather Donahue), Joshua Leonard, and Michael Williams, made three demands in the wake of the film being brought back to life. The letter was posted to Leonard’s Facebook, where the trio asked first for retroactive and future residual payments for the original movie, then "meaningful consultation" on any future Blair Witch reboots or sequels, as well as anything that uses their likeness, and lastly a $60,000 yearly grant to any first-time genre filmmaker.
