Tag "lawsuits"

DreamWorks Nears Netflix Deal, Wins Copyright Trial

July 26, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The deal machine is working overtime at DreamWorks Animation, which is reportedly close to a streaming content deal with Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter and Bloomberg, the deal would replace one DreamWorks has in place with HBO that runs through 2014. However, HBO may offer to terminate the deal [...]

U.K. Writer Claims Pixar Stole His ‘Cars’ Proposal

March 22, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 6 Comments divider image

A British screenwriter has filed a lawsuit claiming Pixar stole the idea for Cars from screenplays he shopped around to studios in the early 1990s, and is seeking an injunction to stop the June 24 release of Cars 2, writes The Hollywood Reporter. The suit was filed by Jake Mandeville-Anthony in [...]

Lawsuit Alleges Weinsteins Tanked Animated Feature

March 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Filmmakers Tony Leech and Brian Inerfeld have filed a $114 million lawsuit against Harvey and Bob Weinstein, alleging the heads of The Weinstein Co. ruined five animation projects including a planned feature called Escape from Area 51. The suit alleges the Weinsteins behaved with “indecisiveness and general incompetence,” and even [...]

‘Dora’ Actress Drops Lawsuit Against Nick

December 8, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Dora dispute is over. Caitlin Sanchez, the teen-age actress who provided the voice of Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer animated character, has dropped a lawsuit against the network and its corporate parents, according to The Associated Press The suit alleged the actress was underpaid for her duties voicing Dora and [...]