Netflix has been sued for copyright infringement by a producer, who alleges that his script for a project he’s producing was ripped off to make Rez Ball.
Rob Grabow, in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in California federal court, says the movie copied elements of his script for The Gift of the Game. Like Rez Ball, it follows a high school basketball team on a Native American reservation with state championship aspirations while exploring issues of community, race relations and poverty.
In 2024, Grabow says he reached out to Brit Hensel, who worked in the camera department on Reservation Dogs, to introduce himself and gauge her interest in directing his screenplay. She was sent a copy of his copyrighted script, along with a nondisclosure agreement.
“After reading the script, Hensel told Grabow that she saw a great deal of potential in the story, but that additional work on the script would be necessary,...
Rob Grabow, in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in California federal court, says the movie copied elements of his script for The Gift of the Game. Like Rez Ball, it follows a high school basketball team on a Native American reservation with state championship aspirations while exploring issues of community, race relations and poverty.
In 2024, Grabow says he reached out to Brit Hensel, who worked in the camera department on Reservation Dogs, to introduce himself and gauge her interest in directing his screenplay. She was sent a copy of his copyrighted script, along with a nondisclosure agreement.
“After reading the script, Hensel told Grabow that she saw a great deal of potential in the story, but that additional work on the script would be necessary,...
- 11/15/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Super Ltd presents Best International Feature Oscar nominee The Quiet Girl and, as the Academy Awards approach, Rrr ramps up again and Navalny returns to theaters for one-week run.
Also opening, Aaron Eckhart in Ambush, Charlotte Rampling in Juniper and comedian Jim Gaffigan as the host of a failing children’s science TV show in Linoleum. Roadside Attractions presents My Happy Ending, IFC debuts God’s Time and Netflix premieres Idris Elba in film spinoff Luther: The Fallen Son.
Bunker, produced by Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman and written by his son Michael Huntsman opens on 225+ screens, Montana-based indie The Year Of The Dog, whose director sold his condo to finance the production, debuts on over 100.
Oscar noms: Drama The Quiet Girl, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and starring Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley and Andrew Bennett, opens in six locations in NY, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. In rural...
Also opening, Aaron Eckhart in Ambush, Charlotte Rampling in Juniper and comedian Jim Gaffigan as the host of a failing children’s science TV show in Linoleum. Roadside Attractions presents My Happy Ending, IFC debuts God’s Time and Netflix premieres Idris Elba in film spinoff Luther: The Fallen Son.
Bunker, produced by Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman and written by his son Michael Huntsman opens on 225+ screens, Montana-based indie The Year Of The Dog, whose director sold his condo to finance the production, debuts on over 100.
Oscar noms: Drama The Quiet Girl, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and starring Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley and Andrew Bennett, opens in six locations in NY, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. In rural...
- 2/24/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Longtime Hollywood actor Michael Spears has joined a group of Native American activists to call on the Kansas City Chiefs to change their name as the team prepares to play in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Spears, whose credits range from 1990’s “Dances With Wolves” to the FX series “Reservation Dogs” and the Paramount+ hits “1923” and “1883,” said people would need to swallow some hard truths to end the cultural appropriation linked to the Chiefs’ moniker use.
“People think they’re honoring us with these mascots and logos, but they’re mocking us,” Spears said in a report by The Arizona Republic.
Spears, speaking from his home in Montana to the Phoenix-based outlet, said the solution is rooted in a transparent approach.
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“Communicate to each other,” said Spears, a member of the Lakota Lower Brulė Sioux Tribe.
Spears, whose credits range from 1990’s “Dances With Wolves” to the FX series “Reservation Dogs” and the Paramount+ hits “1923” and “1883,” said people would need to swallow some hard truths to end the cultural appropriation linked to the Chiefs’ moniker use.
“People think they’re honoring us with these mascots and logos, but they’re mocking us,” Spears said in a report by The Arizona Republic.
Spears, speaking from his home in Montana to the Phoenix-based outlet, said the solution is rooted in a transparent approach.
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“Communicate to each other,” said Spears, a member of the Lakota Lower Brulė Sioux Tribe.
- 2/11/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
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