Yes, this happened to a friend of mine. New Line cinema green lighted his screenplay @ the NY office, shipped it out to LA for final approval and was shelved. Only for it to be slightly changed and released as , The Hidden. My friend did not have the resourses to legally fight them.
He had. The studio knows exactly how much tweaking must be done to a script to go around a copyright. They have an army of lawyers up against a little guy.
Rumor is that they stole the Matrix screenplay. I guess stealing screenplays is rampant throughout the movie industry.
Yes, this happened to a friend of mine. New Line cinema green lighted his screenplay @ the NY office, shipped it out to LA for final approval and was shelved. Only for it to be slightly changed and released as , The Hidden. My friend did not have the resourses to legally fight them.
That's horrible!! What a shame. I wish he could have fought it. Maybe some day he can.
Next time tell him to copyright it first.
He had. The studio knows exactly how much tweaking must be done to a script to go around a copyright. They have an army of lawyers up against a little guy.
Copyright law is very tricky. Plagiarism is rampant.
WORD — it’s a major thing, I believe. Horrendous and true.
Yes, the kid's movie Big Fat Liar basically showed this
Tom Althouse.
I read an article about the lady who wrote the script. She took them to court and won. Sorry can't remember the name. It was in USA.