Legal Kombat!!!! WB getting sued for MK Reboot

BlackLantern · 02-18-2010, 08:32 AM

http://thresq.hollywoodreporter.com/...plication.html

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Now that Warner Bros. is trying to reboot the "Mortal Kombat" franchise, a producer behind the two prior films is fighting mad about being left out.

Larry Kasanoff's Threshold Entertainment has filed a new breach of contract lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming the company has a deal to develop the third "Kombat" movie but that Warners "has avoided communicating with Threshold and has in bad faith prevented Threshold from utilizing the interest they have in the" franchise.

"Mortal Kombat" was sold to Warners last July as part of its acquisition of bankrupt Midway Games. Threshold had sued Midway in an effort to retain IP rights over the franchise and alleged in the previous lawsuit that "the Mortal Kombat series, as it stands today, is far more a creation of Threshold and Kasanoff than of Midway."

Midnyte_Sun · 02-19-2010, 03:54 PM

The failure of the movie franchise is definitely more a creation of Threshold than of Midway, that part I can agree.

KenK · 02-21-2010, 12:07 PM

Wouldn't WB's ownership of New Line Cinema work to their advantage?

3dman27 · 02-21-2010, 01:44 PM

ithink it wouldthe'd effectively own themovie righs by virtue of owning new line

BlackLantern · 02-21-2010, 01:48 PM

Threshold produced the film, New Line provided some financing and handled distribution

BlackLantern · 02-21-2010, 01:48 PM

edit DP

02-19-2010, 03:54 PM	#2
Midnyte_Sun Medianoche de Sol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 4,753	Re: Legal Kombat!!!! WB getting sued for MK Reboot The failure of the movie franchise is definitely more a creation of Threshold than of Midway, that part I can agree.

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3dman27 super-hero wannabe Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: in the middle of a superhero adventure Posts: 34,351	Re: Legal Kombat!!!! WB getting sued for MK Reboot ithink it wouldthe'd effectively own themovie righs by virtue of owning new line __________________ to me superheroes are to americans what the myths of the greeks and romans are to them[deemar 325] avatar by philly phanboy and drakon i believe in chris evans for captain america

02-21-2010, 01:48 PM	#5
BlackLantern Banned User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 77,196	Re: Legal Kombat!!!! WB getting sued for MK Reboot Threshold produced the film, New Line provided some financing and handled distribution

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BlackLantern Banned User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 77,196	Re: Legal Kombat!!!! WB getting sued for MK Reboot edit DP

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