"Icky & Classless": Blair Witch Reboot Announcement Gets Frustrated Response From Original Horror Movie Star

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Blair Witch Project's Joshua Leonard expresses his frustration with the announcement that a reboot is in development. Leonard starred in the original 1999 movie, which plays out in a "found footage" style as viewers watched the remaining footage of three amateur filmmakers who mysteriously disappeared while shooting a documentary about the Blair Witch myth.

It wasn't so much the reboot that bothered him as much as the fact that Lionsgate used his face in the press release without notifying him of the movie beforehand. His frustration was instead exacerbated by other factors, namely how he has been unsuccessful in trying to get in touch with the studio for a charity event, and the long list of issues the original actors faced from The Blair Witch Project's original studio.

Meanwhile, Lionsgate's use of Leonard's face in the reboot press release without notification is reminiscent of the legal battle the original actors once faced. In his post, he mentions how, since the three leads used their real names in the project, The Blair Witch Project's distributor, Artisan Entertainment, tried to claim it owned the original actors' names and likenesses.

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