Acting : Original "Blair Witch" Actors want a cut of franchise -- fair game or too far? by Pat Alexander

it’s fair game for them to ask and to highlight their contributions IMO. Given their deal was with Artisan and they are now asking Lionsgate for retroactive participation may be tough legally. Will be interesting to see how Lionsgate reacts. Definitely going to follow this and see how it plays out. Thanks for sharing, Pat Alexander.

I agree with Sam. I think it's a fair ask considering the actors are essentially the writers and used their own names. I'm not sure they can get retroactive pay, but they definitely ought to be paid for any further use of their names and images. I don't know that they can force the studio to consult them for input on further projects. I respect the request for a grant rather than asking for future profit.

And this seems like a place to mention getting Contracts and Releases whenever you are either the Producer or the Talent. Some years ago at Universal I was a production secretary for Sherwood Schwartz, creator of the classic sitcoms Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch. [What a fun production office that was!] He wryly noted that nobody sues for participation in a flop, but successes spawn a lot of "Hey, that was my idea/my image/my XYZ". Taking care of that beforehand is not only a fair way to recompense people who work on a project but also to hopefully protect everyone involved.