A host of Hollywood A-listers are fighting for money owed to them by The Weinstein Company.
The bankrupt studio was sold to Lantern Capital for $310m on Wednesday, and actors including Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio argue they still haven’t been fully paid for past projects, according to Deadline.
Other big names seeking payment include Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, John Cusack, Bill Murray, Julia Roberts and Heidi Klum. They’ve filed individual claims in court, arguing that TWC still owes royalties and back-end profit deals.
It’s not just actors, either. Director Quentin Tarantino says he is owed over $4 million in royalties for his films Grindhouse/Death Proof, Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight.
Even Harvey Weinstein himself has filed a claim, claiming in court documents that he is owed funds “which are related to theatre, production and movie rights which he owns (whether directly or through related entities) or for payments for which he deferred from prior years.”
And finally, Netflix is asking for nearly $2 million for defaulted output deals.
Deadline previously reported on a list of thousands of huge Hollywood names owed money by the studio, including Kevin Smith, Dame Judi Dench, David Bowie, Michael Bay, Malia Obama, Boris Becker, Ryan Coogler, Daniel Radcliffe, Robert De Niro and Darlene Love.
