As much as 1999’s The Blair Witch Project felt like a standalone—a low-budget, found-footage sensation that purported to explore the “true” story of its mysteriously missing main characters—the blockbuster hit spawned a franchise that’s still going today . That’s been a point of contention for the creators of the original film, who felt Lionsgate hadn’t fairly compensated them for their contributions to its success. In 2024, the original cast—Heather Donohue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard—shared a statement on Facebook asking the studio for “retroactive and future residual payments for acting services … equivalent to the sum that would’ve been allotted through SAG-AFTRA” and “meaningful consultation on any future Blair Witch reboot, sequel, prequel, toy, game, ride, escape room, etc.” Alongside this public plea, the actors posted a statement of support signed by Blair Witch directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, plus producers Gregg Hale, Robin Cowie, and Michael Monello, praising “the…