Lucasfilm is being taken to court by producer Karyn McCarthy, who allegedly accepted a deal to executive produce Star Wars series The Acolyte over a competing offer that would’ve made her the highest paid producer for Apple. She accuses the studio of breaching her contract in a move that deprived her of a high-profile credit on a major TV series from a competitor and, as a result, millions of dollars.
“Without explanation, without reasons, without justification, Lucasflm told McCarthy it wanted out of the deal,” reads the complaint. “By this time, the Apple offer was gone — Apple had to move on and found another executive producer for Sugar. McCarthy now had neither deal.”
Lucasfilm disputes there was a contract in place, according to the suit. It didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
On April 7, series showrunner Leslye Headland formally offered McCarthy the position to executive produce The Acolyte,...
“Without explanation, without reasons, without justification, Lucasflm told McCarthy it wanted out of the deal,” reads the complaint. “By this time, the Apple offer was gone — Apple had to move on and found another executive producer for Sugar. McCarthy now had neither deal.”
Lucasfilm disputes there was a contract in place, according to the suit. It didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
On April 7, series showrunner Leslye Headland formally offered McCarthy the position to executive produce The Acolyte,...
- 3/8/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: There is a disturbance in the Force.
On the same day it became public that Star Wars projects from Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins are now dormant, Lucasfilm has been hit with a breach of contract lawsuit over the upcoming The Acolyte.
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Ballers executive producer Karyn McCarthy has taken the Kathleen Kennedy-run Disney division to court over being pink-slipped from the Leslye Headland-created series last year after just a few weeks of work.
What makes this action all the more bitter and telling of streamer competition for top talent is that UTA-repped McCarthy was being actively courted by...
On the same day it became public that Star Wars projects from Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins are now dormant, Lucasfilm has been hit with a breach of contract lawsuit over the upcoming The Acolyte.
Related Story Taika Waititi In Talks To Star In His Own ‘Star Wars’ Movie Related Story Comcast "Happy" To Sell Hulu Stake To Disney As Deadline Looms; Other Options "Must Be Better, In Our Minds, Than That" Related Story 'John Wick' Franchise Creator Derek Kolstad Signs With UTA
Ballers executive producer Karyn McCarthy has taken the Kathleen Kennedy-run Disney division to court over being pink-slipped from the Leslye Headland-created series last year after just a few weeks of work.
What makes this action all the more bitter and telling of streamer competition for top talent is that UTA-repped McCarthy was being actively courted by...
- 3/8/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Production boom has created need for “tens of thousdands” of jobs.
BFI chief executive Ben Roberts has issued a rallying cry to an audience made up of past and present BFI Film Academy graduates at BFI Southbank in London on Friday September 17.
“Tell your friends, we need people working and we need lots of them,” Roberts said at the event to mark 10 years of the Academy which works with 16-19 year-olds from all backgrounds to help pave the way for a career in the industry.
“We have provided almost 9,000 places to young people and that has given all of them...
BFI chief executive Ben Roberts has issued a rallying cry to an audience made up of past and present BFI Film Academy graduates at BFI Southbank in London on Friday September 17.
“Tell your friends, we need people working and we need lots of them,” Roberts said at the event to mark 10 years of the Academy which works with 16-19 year-olds from all backgrounds to help pave the way for a career in the industry.
“We have provided almost 9,000 places to young people and that has given all of them...
- 9/17/2021
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
For some time now, we've been speculating on Star Wars Episode VIII doing some more filming in the Emerald Isle. Last year, Rian Johnson did some shots with Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill and returned again recently. Now you can expect some more filming. And this time it's official. Head of physical production at Lucasfilm, Candice Campos said that they were thrilled to be returning to Ireland. She said "The beauty of Skellig Michael in the final scene of The Force Awakens was stunning and we know the new locations along the Wild Atlantic Way will prove to be equally as beautiful in Star Wars: Episode VIII. We want to thank the people of Ireland for their warm welcome and continued support. Ireland has become an important part of Star Wars history. We've just discovered that some of the scenes are to be shot in Brow Head, Co.Cork. We've...
- 3/18/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
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