‘M3GAN’
Common, Script Writers Sued …
You Ripped Off My Movie!!!
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“M3GAN” wants an excellent lawyer … to not defend her murderous rampage, however to defend her creators from allegedly ripping off one other film.
Common Footage, Blumhouse Footage, James Wan and screenwriter Akela Cooper have been sued by a person named Carl Watts — a former airline pilot and novice filmmaker — who claims their film bears quite a few similarities to his film “Paranormal Adoption,” launched in 2012.
In response to Watts, each movies characteristic a woman orphaned at a younger age who develops a robust attachment to a doll that grows violent towards different folks within the woman’s life after they attempt to get in between the doll and the woman.
Watts additionally factors to the sequel potential of each movies — leaving the potential for extra rampage open on the finish of every movie — as one other defining attribute.
As to how Wan and Cooper allegedly learn the script or noticed Watts’ film … Watts claims he submitted the script to a manufacturing firm again within the day, which was absorbed by Lionsgate.
Watts claims Joshua Cozine labored for Lionsgate on the time and even emailed with him concerning the movie … and, Cozine attended USC’s movie program concurrently Cooper years earlier — which Watts claims creates the premise for a “reasonable possibility” Cooper had entry to the movie.
Watts additionally cites Wan’s previous feedback about being a “creepy doll aficionado” as potential proof he noticed “Paranormal Adoption.”
Watts is suing all of the defendants for copyright infringement. He is asking the courtroom to award him at the very least $5 million.
“M3GAN” grew to become an enormous hit after its launch in 2023 … spawning the 2025 sequel “M3GAN 2.0” and an upcoming spin-off titled “SOULM8TE.”
