In a criticism filed in California federal courtroom Monday, the heirs to Ehud Yonay’s 1983 article, “High Weapons,” state the movie distribution firm didn’t reacquire the rights for the lately launched sequel, “High Gun: Maverick.”
Shosh and Yuval Yonay declare that they despatched a discover of termination to Paramount and that the rights reverted again to them in January 2020, the criticism, obtained by CNN, states.
In response to the Yonays, manufacturing on “High Gun: Maverick” didn’t end till Could 2021, greater than a yr after the studio knew it now not had the rights to the supply materials.
“These claims are with out advantage, and we’ll defend ourselves vigorously,” Paramount Studios advised CNN in an announcement.
The film, starring Tom Cruise, was initially set for a July 2019 launch however confronted quite a few delays and is at the moment sitting atop the home field workplace for the second week in a row.
CNN has reached out to attorneys for Shosh and Yuval Yonay for remark.