“Enough”: The three stars of ‘The Blair Witch Project’ speak out against Lionsgate after reboot announcement

To that end, they’ve issued a joint statement to Lionsgate, the studio that now owns the franchise rights, to implore them to do what’s right.

The trio is asking for “[r]etroactive + 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’re also asking to be allowed to provide “meaningful consultation on any future Blair Witch [project or product]” … provided their “names and/or likenesses will be associated for promotional purposes.”

Indeed, photos of Leonard and Donoghue appeared in press coverage about the new project; toys bearing their legal names have been sold over the years.

Blair Witch Project directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez released their own statement, co-signed by the original film’s producers, backing up the trio.

“While we … respect Lionsgate’s right to monetize the intellectual property as it sees fit, we must highlight the significant contributions of the original cast.” They called the actors “the literal faces of what has become a franchise.”