Producer sues New Line over "Lord of the Rings"
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The Academy Award-winning producer  behind the "Lord of the Rings" franchise has sued the films'  distributor, New Line Cinema, to force it to disclose its  accounting for the multibillion-dollar epic.
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Movie and music mogul Saul Zaentz has sued the studio behind the hit &quot;Lord of the Rings&quot; movie trilogy for more than $20 million in unpaid royalties, Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported on Thursday.
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire have been sued by a producer who claims the two actors blocked distribution of a 1995 independent film they starred in.
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In what may prove to be hold-up for the long-awaited adaptation of "The Hobbit," the Tolkien Trust has sued New Line over alleged lack of profit participation in the "Lord of the Rings" movies.  The Tolkien Trust, a British charity managing the estat...
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In a spat between partners who have shared a lot of success, NBC Universal has filed suit against Dick Wolf, the prolific producer of the networkâs three âLaw & Orderâ series. The suit, filed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, centers on complex terms in Mr. Wolfâs contract. NBC argues that Mr. Wolf, right, is misinterpreting them to demand millions of dollars in executive-producer fees for two years after his shows leave the air. NBCâs interpretation is that if the network produces a sufficient number of episodes it can fulfill the contract and not owe Mr. Wolf for work he is no longer doing. Mr. Wolfâs side contends that the contract guarantees the money as a kind of termination payment, or âkill fee.â No matter when NBC decides to end his series, Mr. Wolf argues, he is to be paid for 48 more episodes. NBC asks that if the court finds the contract language ambiguous, it direct that the errors be fixed rather than force NBC to pay the money. A representative of Mr. Wolf, who like other Hollywood writers is on strike, said he was traveling on Tuesday and could not be reached. But Mr. Wolf issued a statement last week saying: âNBC Universal is trying to rewrite an existing contract. Apparently, our partner is willing to commission rewrites during the strike.â.
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Walt Disney Co. , the second-largest US media company, is facing a new legal front in its battle over the right to the Winnie the Pooh characters.
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Movie and music mogul Saul Zaentz  has sued the studio behind the hit "Lord of the Rings" movie  trilogy for more than $20 million in unpaid royalties,  Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported on Thursday.
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The makers of rival boxing shows coming to US television stepped into the legal ring on Tuesday as producers of NBC&#39;s &quot;The Contender&quot; sought a court order to block &quot;The Next Great Champ&quot; from debuting as planned ...
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A Hollywood producer is suing the makers of The Lord of the Rings movies for $20m (£10.9m) in royalties.
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The film producer behind The English Patient sues two studios over the film's profit share.
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Los Angeles - Colin Farrell is challenging a group of Greek lawyers to sue him for portraying Alexander The Great as bisexual in new movie Alexander.
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Lucasfilm Ltd., the film-production company of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, said it sued a Maryland man and his novelty company for making lightsaber replicas without permission.
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Pay up, Frodo. So says Saul Zaentz, a Hollywood producer who has sued New Line Cinema for &#36;20 million in royalties from the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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LOS ANGELES: Movie and music mogul Saul Zaentz has sued the studio behind Peter Jackson&#39;s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy for more than $US20 million ($NZ30.50 million) in unpaid royalties, Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported yesterday.
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After months of bitter legal wrangling, Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc have agreed to make two movies based on the book "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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The director of a revamped "The  Lord of the Rings" musical went to J.R.R. Tolkien's grave to  seek the author's posthumous blessing for staging the cult  classic -- and he apologized in case the writer disapproved.
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Director Martin Scorsese is sued by a production company for allegedly failing to have a check-up before a new film.