Lionsgate announced last week the launch of a new film in the saga, which will reboot the franchise.
Although the Las Vegas CinemaCon It is not an event especially known to the general public, it is one of the annual events in the industry where the most announcements are made. The big studios have panels full of footage shown behind closed doors and make big announcements, as was the case with the new movie of The Blair Witch Project.
Lionsgate made public its intentions to team up with Blumhouse to produce a remake of the 1999 cult classic, which became one of the highest-grossing independent films in history.
After two sequels and becoming a benchmark in horror cinema, Lionsgate will join forces with one of the most reputable horror studios in the industry today.
But not everyone is excited about the idea that The Blair Witch Project is going to have a full remake that reboots the franchise. Joshua Leonardone of the protagonists of the original mockumentary, has been quite upset.
Bad treatment given to the actors of The Blair Witch Project
Through instagramLeonard has noted that he found out there would be a remake of the 1999 film through a friend, and has criticized the studio not only for not informing them in advance out of courtesy, but for ignoring him with another personal request.
“This is my face on a press release for a movie made by two major studios; I have worked for both and respect them. The strange part is that I didn’t know anything about it until a friend sent me a screenshot yesterday to congratulate me
y frustration is compounded because I’ve been trying to get Lionsgate involved for over a month in a charity screening of The Blair Witch Project that I’m hosting with opositivefest to raise money for artists without medical care, and no one has contacted me“.
Beyond the fact that the media resorts to images of the original film to talk about the remake, which is a normal process, Joshua Leonard’s anger focuses on how Lionsgate has ignored his request for the charity event.
However, the problem of the cast of the original film The Blair Witch Project It’s been around for years now, starting with the legal fight over the profits from the 1999 film. It remains to be seen if the remake is calmer on that front.
