The star of Pixar’s blockbuster “Finding Nemo” may be about to vanish again — this time for good — as its peculiar mating habits put it at risk from climate change, scientists said on Tuesday.
Read moreThe $50 million defamation case filed in Virginia by actor Johnny Depp against his ex-wife could have a chilling effect on news organizations in the state, an attorney for the Virginia Press Association argued Friday.
Read moreNCAA champion gymnast Ariana Berlin claims Carmel Creek Productions owes her money for the 2015 Netflix film “Full Out,” which was based on her life story, in San Diego Superior Court.
Read moreMossack Fonseca, the international law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal, and its two principals are suing Netflix for defamation in Connecticut federal court over the movie “The Laundromat,” which they say depicts them as “ruthless uncaring lawyers who are involved in money laundering, tax evasion [and] bribery.”
Read moreA movie deal with Netflix that didn’t exist, mythical giant Paul Bunyan and forged documents form the heart of a $14 million scam, according to federal prosecutors who announced charges against a Southern California man Tuesday
Read moreFilm studio Alcon Entertainment sued French auto company Automobiles Peugeot Thursday for failing to spend $40 million to promote “Blade Runner 2049” in exchange for prime placement of its auto trademark in the film.
Read moreA federal judge threw out actress Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment claim against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday, but allowed her defamation claim to move forward.
Read moreA federal judge has tossed a copyright lawsuit brought by the former manager of rap group N.W.A against the makers of biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” finding he made little more than passing contributions to the film’s screenplay.
Read moreA federal judge on Thursday dismissed libel claims against Paramount Pictures brought by a former financial executive who argued the Leonardo DiCaprio-led movie “Wolf of Wall Street” falsely portrayed him as a “criminal, a drug user and a degenerate.”
Read moreTom DeSanto — producer of “Xmen” and “Transformers” — sued Gail Gygax — the widow of Gary Gygax, creator of “Dungeons & Dragons,” claiming they formed a partnership to exploit the brand, but she tried to negotiate a video game deal without him, in L.A. Superior Court.
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(CN) – AMC Theaters faces a shareholder derivative after the company’s stock took a nosedive when it announced disappointing results
Read moreA federal judge dismissed an author’s claim that the popular thriller novel and movie “Gone Girl” is based on her copyrighted screenplay, finding that the stories are considerably different.
Read moreAs the “Wolf of Wall Street” was in Lithuania giving a motivational speech Wednesday, his lawyer was in a Brooklyn courtroom battling government prosecutors who want to garnish his finances for restitution and other penalties he owes.
Read moreNetflix, Disney, Paramount and other studios accuse Dragon Media and two individuals in a federal complaint of mass copyright violations through selling a Dragon Box hardware device.
Read moreAge isn’t just a number, a Screen Actors Guild attorney told a federal judge Thursday in a last-ditch effort to save an enjoined state law that would make Hollywood informational website IMDb take down actors’ ages upon request.
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