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Blair Witch Project Actors Ask for Retroactive Money

Blair Witch Project Actors:
Studios Have Cheated Us

Apr 22, 2024 3:19 PM CDT

Blair Witch Project Actors: Studios Have Cheated Us

Trio asks for retroactive payment over the 1999 blockbuster

(Newser) - The three actors in the unexpected 1999 blockbuster The Blair Witch Project say it's long past time they were fairly compensated for their work. In an open letter to Lionsgate, Rei Hance (then known as Heather Donahue), Joshua Leonard, and Michael Williams ask for retroactive money as well as...

Original
Blair Witch
Actress Has
One Big Regret

longform

Sep 16, 2016 9:58 AM CDT

Original Blair Witch Actress Has One Big Regret

With a new sequel out, the original actors, creators talk about their experience

(Newser) - A sequel to the iconic Blair Witch Project of 1999 is opening Friday—the reviews aren't that great —which prompts Emalie Marthe at Broadly to interview the actors and creators from the original about the experience. As becomes clear, it has not been overwhelmingly positive for all. It'...

'Blair Witch Project' Star Heather Donahue Grew Medical Marijuana

Blair Witch Star
Became a Pot
Grower

Dec 20, 2011 5:17 PM CST

Blair Witch Star Became a Pot Grower

And Heather Donahue has written a book about it

(Newser) - Remember the fear-stricken, hat-wearing girl from the Blair Witch Project? She's an actor no longer: Heather Donahue abandoned the screen for a new career growing medical marijuana, notes the Filmdrunk blog via Philly.com . After a year, she stopped doing that, too; her latest endeavor is an upcoming memoir...

The Best Summer Blockbusters

May 16, 2010 5:07 AM CDT

The Best Summer Blockbusters

'Jaws' takes top honors, but some surprises make the list

(Newser) - Summer is all about the beach and blockbusters, and Time Out New York set out on a big mission: To rank the 30 best. It set a few restrictions—films had to hit theaters between May and August, had to gross more than $100 million globally, and couldn't be surprise...