Lawsuit Over James Caan’s Final Film Will Go To Trial As Judge Denies ‘Fast Charlie’ Producers’ Motion To Dismiss – Update
deadline.comUPDATED, 4:15 PM: A Los Angeles judge today denied a motion to dismiss a screenwriter’s lawsuit stemming from a dispute over credits for James Caan’s upcoming final film, Fast Charlie, finding that the case did not infringe on the defendants’ First Amendment rights.
Boomtown Media Partners and Fast Charlie Nola and being sued in L.A. Superior Court by Lee Goldberg and his company, Adventures in Television,, alleging breach of contract and seeking declaratory relief.
Read details of the case below. PREVIOUSLY, July 19: Screenwriter Lee Goldberg is suing two production companies in a dispute over the late James Caan‘s last film, the crime drama Fast Charlie.
Fast Charlie is director Phillip Noyce’s take on Victor Gischler’s Edgar Award-nominated novel Gun Monkeys. It centers on Charlie Swift (Pierce Brosnan), who has worked for aging mob boss Stan (Caan) for 20 years, skillfully operating as a prolific fixer and efficient hitman.
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