In 2019, the actress was supposed to star in the film Patriot, before the project was terminated. He has since sued White Lantern Films, which he also accuses of defaming him.
She called herself “Cruella”. In text messages from lawyers for White Lantern Films, whose trial against Eva Green began this Thursday, January 26, the actress accepts the nickname, calls the English producer a “f**kin’ idiot” and claims her financial backers are “fools”. In turn, the main stakeholder accuses the production company of wanting to “diva” him by revealing these private exchanges.
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A strain that originates in 2019. The actress is next set to star in a sci-fi film Patriotby Dan Pringle, the story of an employee who thrives in a futuristic universe and works for an authoritarian government.
In October 2019, White Lantern Films decided to abandon the project. Eva Green then sued the producers of the feature film, demanding 4.5 million euros to recover her royalties of 920,000 euros.
“pay or play»
The actress, who is also the executive producer of the film, estimated that the money was hers, and that despite the cancellation of the project, with the point “pay or playwritten in his contract. This provides that the production company pays the artist his salary, even if his services are not ultimately required. White Lantern Films, in turn, countersued (a sort of legal counterattack) and claimed that the James Bond girl’s “excessive demands” sabotaged the film’s production.Patriot.
However, the financial plan created for Eva Green’s lawyer Edmund Cullen to shoot a feature film was always doomed to failure. “Eva Green was passionate about this project,” he added. The topic of the film, climate change, is of great concern to him. He liked the script and wants the film to be made. He went above and beyond for that.” Which was disputed by White Lantern Films, claiming that the actress had expressed “distrust and resentment” towards certain members of the company.
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“Evil” person
In an SMS discovered by lawyers for White Lantern Films, Eva Green describes, in particular, one of the producers, Jake Seale, as an “evil” person. “I can’t believe this, what a fool, this Jake…pure vomit,” she wrote in an August 2019 text. To which Edmund Cullen replied. it would make headlines and damage his reputation.”
The lawyer noted that Eva Green had shown goodwill by agreeing “to move the production from Ireland to England” and offered to use “a portion of her fees to offset production costs”. And the lawyer concludes: “All this seems to be aimed at tarnishing the reputation of an actress who has never broken a contract or missed a day of filming in her 20-year career.” A trial to be completed in eight days. Judge Michael Green, who is responsible for the decision, will issue his ruling at a later date.
Source: Le Figaro
