The ratings that films are given can be among the most controversial decisions associated with any film. Exactly how one defines what material is suitable for which audience is never a simple question. However, a new lawsuit looks to make the MPAA’s job a little easier.
Leonardo DiCaprio will have to find time in his busy schedule of dating models and making movies to be questioned under oath in a lawsuit filed by a lawyer who claims he was defamed by a character in the film “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Long Island Magistrate Judge Steven Locke ruled on Thursday that the actor “will be produced” for his deposition “at a reasonable time and place agreed to by the …
Jerry Heller wasn’t pleased about how he was portrayed in the recent N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton, so he sued the filmmakers, including Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Eazy-E’s estate for $110 million. In a recent motion, U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald says the lawsuit can move forward, according to Billboard. Heller blasted the entire movie, claiming defamation against his character and …
Producers of Broken City defrauded investors out of millions, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in L.A. County Superior Court. Nemesis Finance is suing Randall Emmett/George Furla Productions and both men as individuals for breach of contract, fraud and violation of the RICO Act. The producers aren’t strangers to legal hot water; they’ve recently been sued over Heist and Motor City and are …
If anyone in Hollywood would have the power to beam away a lawsuit involving sci-fi fans, J.J. Abrams, as a key custodian of both the “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” franchises, would be that guy. At least that’s what you might think. Late last year, Paramount Pictures and CBS filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the makers of a crowdfunded fan film called “Star Trek: Axanar,” news that …
Posted on Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 by Ethan Anderton Just before 2016 began, the producers of a crowdfunded Star Trek fan film called Axanar received some bad news in the form of a lawsuit from Paramount Pictures. At the core of all the legal mumbo jumbo, the lawsuit claimed ,”The Axanar Works infringe Plaintiffs’ works by using innumerable copyrighted elements of Star Trek, including its …
Since January, Landmark Theatres and Regal Entertainment have been at odds in federal court in DC in a lawsuit from Landmark, which operates the six-screen Atlantic Plumbing Cinema in Shaw, accusing Regal, the nation’s largest cinema chain, of preventing it from showing big releases. In its suit, Landmark claims Regal, which owns the 14-auditorium theater at Gallery Place, has been abusing its …