One day after This Is Spinal Tap star and co-creator Harry Shearer sued Vivendi for accounting misappropriation, fraud and breach of contract over the film and its soundtrack, Spinal Tap actor – director Rob Reiner has thrown his support behind Shearer. In the suit, Shearer alleged that he earned only $81 in merchandising income over a 22-year period and $98 for his contributions to the …
The production companies involved with Tom Cruise‘s “American Made,” formerly known as “Mena,” is getting hit by a wrongful death lawsuit, TheWrap has learned. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of Carlos Berl, the pilot who died when a plane carrying him and two others crashed during production in Colombia in September 2015. The complaint alleges that the production companies …
Jerry Heller might have passed away, but the defamation lawsuit he filed over Straight Outta Compton‘s alleged inaccuracies will continue, his lawyer Mickey Shapiro tells TMZ. Shapiro is adamant about Jerry‘s estate continuing with the $110 million dollar case to clear his name and recently claimed that this lawsuit is what killed him. “We can still prove the defamation and …
Warner Bros. had a big weekend at the box office as Suicide Squad broke records with $135.1 million, shattering the August debut set by Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy ($94.3 million) two years ago. Regardless of its commercial success, the movie was not a hit with critics, and apparently not with an unnamed fan in the U.K., who is filing a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for “false …
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 …
A six-member jury was chosen on Monday in Colorado to hear the first civil trial of wrongful death and personal injury claims stemming from a 2012 mass shooting in which 12 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suburban Denver movie theater. Selection of the jurors, plus two alternates, set the stage for both sides on Tuesday to begin delivering opening statements in the …
The Deadpool Lawsuit In Utah Just Took Another Turn
By Matt Wood 4 days agocomments Deadpool stormed theaters to achieve both critical and financial success. The dirty little engine that could, it won over audiences the world over with its crude humor, gory action, and a holiday themed sex montage. It turns out that those are the things that Utah doesn’t like, especially when alcohol is involved.
On Friday, movie studios, the rating board, and prominent theater owners asked a federal judge in California to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that’d make all films with smoking R rated unless tobacco is shown as dangerous. That complaint, filed in February, sought an injunction, claiming children are more likely to smoke after watching any offending films. Defendants are the Motional Picture …