Reaching Box Office, The Blair Witch Project Player Was Only Given A Parcel Fruit!

JAKARTA - The original film cast The Blair Witch Project spoke about the unfairness they received even though the film they starred in was a success. Recently, Lionsgate's production house announced the latest film The Blair Witch Project, 25 years after its first film.

The original film received box office status when it was released in 1999. With a budget of 35 thousand US dollars, this film reaps 200 million US dollars.

The three main stars are Joshua Leonard, Rei Hance, and Michael C. Williams expressed their disappointment and frustration at the production house. They claim to never get appreciation or feel the achievement of the film.

Leonard admitted that he did not know the news of this reboot until a friend sent a congratulations. He also never benefited from the success of the film, even though The Blair Witch Project was one of the successful horror films of his time.

"I am very proud of our punk rock film, and I LOVE fans who continue to ignite the fire, but at this point, 25 years without appreciation from people who have our work benefits, it doesn't feel classy and disgusting," wrote Joshua Leonard.

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"It feels clearer that we didn't get anything. We were removed from something we did," Rei Hance quoted Variety as saying.

Big companies don't care if this happens with young artists. And trust me. That must be changed," said Michael C. Williams.

The Blair Witch Project has a found-footage concept that tells the story of three filmmakers who go to Burkitsville, Maryland to capture supernatural phenomena. The production house decided to use the actor's real name as a character name to make them seem to be the original missing characters when their footage was discovered.

Their identities were also hidden so they did not attend the Cannes Film Festival to maintain the image that they were normal people who had completely disappeared. In fact, all three participated in Backstage auditions for this film.

Leonard also explained that Artistan Entertainment forbade him to join a new film project to maintain his identity, not as an actor.

In 2000, all three sued the sequel distributor Blair Witch 2 who used their photos. They got a deal with 300 million US dollars. Artist production houses are also prohibited from using their names and images for personal gain.

They also demanded payment demands from Artistan and Lionsgate for their work and benefits for the film. However, until now the production house has not responded to reports and statements of the three.