UPDATE, 11:58 AM: The two-year old lawsuit between Bohemian Rhapsody writer Anthony McCarten and the producers of the Oscar-winning film is over.
On Halloween, lawyers for the two-time Oscar nominee filed “request for dismissal” paperwork in Los Angeles Superior Court. The document asks that McCarten’s November 2021 profits action against the Graham King-run GK Films LLC and production company WAGW Inc.
over the blockbuster biopic to to be dismissed “with prejudice.” This ends for good the lawsuit where McCarten sought to be paid the 5% of GK’s profits he says he was promised for writing the Freddie Mercury film.
No information on any settlement or other details were made public in this October 31 dismissal filing. As Queen themselves once sang: “easy come, easy go, little high, little low.”PREVIOUSLY, NOV 2021: EXCLUSIVE: Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten has filed a breach of contract suit against Graham King and his GK Films for money owed on the 2018 Best Picture-nominated film about Queen and its iconic singer Freddie Mercury.The lawsuit hit today and shows a fascinating peek behind the curtain into what happens when participants rely on studio net point deals.
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