Upside Down Dropped

The director of the indie short film “Montauk” dropped on the eve of trial his lawsuit, which <strong><a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/the-upside-down/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">accused</a></strong> the brothers behind the Netflix series “Stranger Things” of taking his ideas, presented during a meeting at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014, and turning them into the runaway hit.

LOS ANGELES – The director of the indie short film “Montauk” dropped on the eve of trial his lawsuit, which accused the brothers behind the Netflix series “Stranger Things” of taking his ideas, presented during a meeting at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014, and turning them into the runaway hit.

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