From January 26, the French actress is sued against the production company White Lantern Films, which she also accuses of wanting to defame her reputation.
the fault of French touch ? Actress Eva Green turned to “her French side” on Monday (January 30) to explain to a London court the “offensive” messages she allegedly sent while filming a Dan Pringle feature film that was finally scrapped.
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The origins of romance begin in 2019. The 42-year-old actress stars in James Bond Casino Royale In 2006, he is going to star in a science fiction film Patriot The story of a worker who thrives in a futuristic universe and works for an authoritarian government. On paper, the script breaks the codes and immediately seduces Eva Green. But against all odds, in October 2019, production company White Lantern Films decided to abandon the project. Feeling insulted, the daughter of Swedish-born dentist Marlene Jober and Walter Green is not going to let go and decides to sue the British company to recover her one million dollar (€920,000) stamp. Since then, White Lantern Films has decided to fight back, launching its own lawsuits against the actress, believing she damaged the film’s production, with text messages in support.
“I say things out of emotion”
Called to the bar Monday in the context of her lawsuit against White Lantern Films, Eva Green reiterated that she first “fell in love” with a film project that was supposed to deal with the climate crisis.
Lawyers for White Lantern Films believe, however, that the French actress expressed “mistrust and dissatisfaction” with members of the production team. They rely on WhatsApp messages in which Eva Green allegedly called a team member “evil”, “sneaky sociopath”, “liar and crazy”. He also reportedly called production manager Terry Bird a “cretin” and a “total bastard.”
When asked about calling producer Adam Merrifield and screenwriter Dan Pringle “weak” and “stupid” in a message to her agent, Eva Green said she could have made the offensive remarks while apologizing for him. “Inappropriate expressions”. “I don’t know (…) it’s my French side that comes out sometimes,” she said. “Sometimes I say things out of emotion that I don’t really mean. Of course, they are not weak or stupid. “I don’t care about money. I live to make good films, that’s my religion,” he added, stressing that during filming he was worried that the film would turn out badly and it would hurt his career.
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“Defaming the reputation of the actress”.
For Eva Green’s lawyer, Edmund Cullen, it is clear that the financial plan created for the filming of a feature film was always doomed to failure. “Eva Green was passionate about this project,” she defended on Thursday, January 26. 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.” A version disputed by White Lantern Films.
The actress, however, showed goodwill by agreeing to “transfer the production from Ireland to England”, her lawyer claims, and offered to use “a portion of her fees to offset production costs”. And Edmund Cullen 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.” The trial, which opened on Thursday, will last nine days.
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Source: Le Figaro
