Action star Gerard Butler has sued the producers of the film “Olympus Has Fallen – The World in Danger” for breach of contract and fraud. Butler insists on a payment of more than $ 10 million, which he would be entitled to as a share of the box office income.
Los Angeles – Action star Gerard Butler (51) has sued the producers of the film “Olympus Has Fallen – The World in Danger” for breach of contract and fraud. The British actor filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles on Friday.
This is what the industry journals “Variety” and “Deadline.com” report. Butler insists on a payment of more than $ 10 million, which he would be entitled to as a share of the box office income. The complaint states that the creators of the action thriller cheated butler out of millions.
In “Olympus Has Fallen – The World in Danger” (2013) directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) he played the secret agent Mike Banning, who is supposed to save the US President in the White House from the hands of terrorists. The film grossed over $ 170 million worldwide.
The day before, Scarlett Johansson (36) had sued the US entertainment giant Disney for breach of contract in the dispute over her new film “Black Widow”. This dispute is also about money. Your lawsuit is directed against the simultaneous publication of the Marvel film in the cinema and on the streaming platform Disney +. dpa
