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Tom Cruise is being sued for USD1 billion by a man who claims that the script for “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” was based on his copyrighted screenplay. Timothy Patrick McLanahan is suing the actor, along with several others, for allegedly ripping off his idea for the movie in 1998. According to the court documents filed on Dec 20, 2013 in California, which was obtained by RadarOnline.com, the screenwriter named Cruise, Paramount Pictures, and various production companies as defendants. McLanahan claimed that he wrote a screenplay called “Head On” in 1998. It has received a copyright certificate from the U.S. Copyright Office, which protects its material and author from unauthorised use. He then sent the script to William Morris Agency, but it passed on it.
However, McLanahan said that The agency then sent it to another agency, CAA, without his permission. William Morris “then shopped the script around the world, including Tom Cruise’s Rick Nicita, top agent with Creative Artist Agency.” Nicita is the husband of Paula Wagner, who is one of Cruise’s production partners.
Then in 2011, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” was released. “Upon reviewing and watching the script and movie of Ghost Protocol, I immediately recognised that the scripts for this movie had been illegally written and produced from Head On’s 1998 copyright. McLanahan said that because the film generated close to USD1 billion, he is asking the same amount in damages. List of shoprite generic drug program.
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The movie, produced by and starring Cruise, generated almost USD700 million in the box office, USD144.5 million from the DVD and blue ray sales, plus millions of dollars in movie rentals and subscription sales. The film budget was USD145 million. Cruise and the other defendants have yet to comment on the lawsuit.
A Washington-based screenwriter is hoping for a bumper payday after demanding Tom Cruise and his film company pay him $US1 billion ($1.12 billion) for allegedly stealing his script to make the 2011 hit movie Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Timothy Patrick McLanahan wrote and copyrighted a screen play called Head On in 1998. Facing lawsuit: Tom Cruise in Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Photo: David James There wasn't much interest in the script initially, but McLanahan alleges it was then shown, without his permission, to Cruise's agent Rick Nicita.
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“Upon reviewing and watching the script and movie of Ghost Protocol, I immediately recognised that the scripts for this movie had been illegally written and produced from Head On's 1998 copyright,” McLanahan claims in court documents filed in Los Angeles. “Because the Ghost Protocol film generated close to $1 billion, I am asking for this amount in damages,” he concludes. McLanahan, 62, also claims he was discriminated against because of his age when his original proposal was knocked back. Cruise, Paramount Pictures and the other eight defendants listed in the lawsuit have yet to respond to McLanahan's claims.
Release Date: December 16, 2011 (IMAX; wide: Dec. 21) Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Brad Bird Screenwriter: Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Josh Holloway, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Lea Seydoux, Anil Kapoor Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of intense action and violence) Official Website: MissionImpossible.com Review: Ghost Protocol script, Not Available DVD Review: Not Available DVD: Not Available Movie Poster: One-Sheet IMAX Poster Teaser Production Stills: Ghost Protocol script, View here.
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