Academy Award-winning actor - Adrien Brody - has sued filmmakers in a federal court in Los Angeles on the grounds that a film is being released into the foreign market without his permission.
In addition, Brody - who sky-rocketted to fame after a starring role in the Piano - has alleged that the producers have not fully paid for his acting services for the project simply titled "Giallo".
The handsome leading man sought emergency relief from the court based on a contractual agreement that stipulated that the filmmakers were barred from distributing the feature until his renumeration was paid in full.
However, a request to block the release of a DVD was denied by the Judge presiding over the legal proceedings.
It appears that Mr. Brody may not have crossed all his "t's" or dotted all his "i's" because the Judge refused to take action until all the parties have been served with legal notice.
A party in a court proceeding has a right to be notified of any adverse action being taken so that they have the opportunity to appear and offer up a defense.
Brody claims he is still owed $640,000 for starring in the film.
In his briefs filed at the courthouse, Brody argued that the alleged breach of agreement may cause him to suffer damages in the sum of $2 million.
In a sworn declaration, the actor accused the film's producers of not disclosing the truth about financing and and may have vastly overstated how much the film's Italian distribution rights were going for.
"We respectfully dispute his allegations," a lawyer - A. Raymond Hamrick III - argued on behalf of the defendants (Hannibal Pictures & Giallo Productions Ltd.).
Hamrick has sworn up-and-down that the filmmakers tried to work out a deal with the actor.
Contrary to Brody's claims, an insider has asserted that the popular star has actually been paid the princely sum of $1 million to date.
I met Mr. Brody on the red carpet at a screening in Dallas (Texas) last year and found the actor to be straightforward, honest, and affable.
Post: 04/10/09
http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2009/04/afi-dallasadrien-brody-lou-gossett-jr.html
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