After just over a week at the cinema, Top Gun: Maverick has established itself as one of the biggest blockbusters of 2022. Having grossed over $ 548 million worldwide at the time of writing, the Tom Cruise-directed film is currently the fourth highest-grossing film of the year. . However, between box office triumph and acclaim from professional critics and the general public, Dissident Now he’s on trial.
Paramount Pictures was sued for alleged copyright infringement by the family of Ehud Yonay, the author of the 1983 “Top Guns” article that inspired the 1986 film. best gun (which the sequel ends up getting better). As reported by CNBCShosh and Yuval Yonay, Ehud Yonay, claim they sent a notice to Paramount in 2018 that they would claim the copyright of this article in January 2020. The Yonays claim that Dissident production did not finish in 2019, i.e. before the copyright transfer, but in May 2021, so not only are they suing Paramount for unspecified damages, including part of the film’s profits, but they are also trying to prevent the studio from distribute it. and “other sequels”.
Top Gun: Maverick began preliminary production at the end of May 2018 and principal photography concluded in April 2019. The plan was to release Dissident at the end of June of 2020, but luego ocurrió the pandemic of COVID-19, y eso caused a series of trasos, y the última pelÃcula de Tom Cruise finally extended el el 27 de mayo de 2022. It is worth señalar que aunque no parece as if Dissident went through a period of filming, director Joseph Kosinski oversaw the editing and post-production work during the pandemic. As such, it is correct Dissident It wasn’t technically over when Shosh and Yuval Yonay claimed the copyright to the “Top Guns” article, which could provide ammunition for their case.
Since this lawsuit has just been filed, it may take some time before we have an update on the next step, including whether it will go to trial or whether this case will be settled out of court. For now, Shosh and Yuval Yonay are represented by Marc Toberoff, an attorney who specializes in copyright and entertainment litigation. Toberoff also represents various comic book heirs who want to end Disney’s full rights to certain Marvel characters, as well as Victor Miller, author of the original. Friday 13 film, which is locked in a legal battle over Jason Voorhees’ rights.
It’s a dark spot in a brilliant career for Top Gun: Maverick. Among his box office hits, it became the highest-grossing opening weekend in Tom Cruise’s history, surpassing Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End as the highest opening for Memorial Day weekend and surpassing Cruise’s 2005 film war of words to become the actor’s highest-grossing film nationwide. Moreover, DissidentCruise’s financial success means Cruise has had at least one No. 1 for five consecutive decades.
If you have already seen Top Gun: Maverick If you haven’t seen it on the big screen yet, be sure to read Gossipify’s movie review and check back with us for more coverage. Dissident It will also be available to Paramount + subscribers for streaming later this year.
Source: Cinemablend
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