Michael Shanks, writer and director of the upcoming horror body dust togetherHe issued a statement in response to a recent lawsuit accusing him of violating copyright.
Noting that the allegations are “destroyed” and confirmed “heavy losses”, Shanks confirmed that the story of the relationship is “completely rooted in my personal life.”
The director continues to say that the proposal to violate the copyright “” not only undermine the work, but also try to erase the emotional and professional journey that I did to return it to life. “
Along with Shanks, the producers of actors Alison Berri and Dave Franco were named in the lawsuit, along with WME-which extends the three-and the film distributing, Neon. The lawsuit was filed on May 13, claiming that together It is a “blatant rupture” from Half -better2023 Ende, authored and directed by Patrick Henry Villan.
In their joint statement, Neon and Wme said: “The plaintiff does not do more than just a drama for 15 minutes for a failed project, and it was shown by the fact that they called the press before they were filed, and they did so without delivering due care.”
The companies added that “the prosecutor does not care about the facts, as they are only concerned with making waves in the press just before the film is launched in order to obtain the day of payment. We look forward to submitting our case in court.”
The first offer for monetary praise at the Sandans Film Festival this year, together Neon was eliminated for $ 17 million in the largest deal outside the Park City this year. It is scheduled to be released on July 30, the film follows a couple who wakes up after a bitter argument to discover their bodies that were incomprehensible together, forcing them to confront the poisonous coding that links them.
He confirms in his statement that “the facts are important”, Shanks claims that the “timetable” of his work together “Documented” and does not line up with what the case claims. Read his full statement, along with Neon and WME, below.
Michael Shanks statement
Have you ever been in a long relationship that the line between you and the other person begins to obliterate?
I was with my partner for more than 16 years – nearly half of my life. The intertwining of identity, love and common dependence is what inspired together. It is not just a text. It is a reflection of a deep personal thing. The story of Tim, his love for Milli, his relationship with his family, and his relationship with unrealistic aspirations as my music, completely rooted in my personal life. I lost my father at an early age in the same way as our main personality, and his shock is rooted in my country. This is the subject of a question not only is very annoying, but it is completely incorrect.
I hope I had no clarification, but I completed the first draft in 2019 and recorded it on the American Writer Syndicate in the same year. In October 2020, I received development funding from Australia's screen to boost the project. In 2022, Lee Kelly in WME came to Dave Franco. From our first meeting, we regained our love for terror, and we presented it together – a text I was trying to enter production for years, without luck. Soon after, he and Alison Berri came on the plane to act and produce the movie.
He is now accusing him of stealing this story – which deeply depends on my live experience, which I developed for several years – destroyed and affects.
The proposal not only undermines the work, but also tries to erase the emotional and professional journey it took to return it to life. But more importantly: the facts are important. The schedule has been documented. Drafts, presentations, and correspondence are all there.
I stand together, its origins, and the years of work I have taken to make it real. To make this independent movie a dream, it requires years of hard work and there is no lack of luck. It was the crazy tweeter than Fortune to cooperate with many amazing artists to make this movie a reality and I am very excited to share with the world later this year.
Neon statement/wme
The plaintiff does nothing more than just a drama for 15 minutes of fame for a failed project, and he showed him the fact that they called the press before filing their lawsuit, and they did so without doing the most important due care. There was no communication with the defendants to determine whether the “together” text program had already preceded the plaintiff, which he is doing. The truth is that the writer and director “Ma'an” Michael Shank-Wmee, Dave Franco, or Alison Brie-scriptwriter for “Together” and recorded the initial version with WGA (Guild's Guild of America) in 2019, a year ago before the prosecutor sent the scenario to WME. It was almost all alleged similarities in the original Shanks text of 2019, and many of it was inspired by his life and his relationship with his girlfriend for a long time. The plaintiff does not care about the facts, but only care about making waves in the press just before the film is launched in order to obtain the day of payment. We look forward to presenting our case in court.
