Well before anyone was ever disappointed by "The Hangover Part II," the movie was already facing litigation from the tattoo artist who created the tasteful bit of tribal worn by Mike Tyson in real life and by Ed Helms in the fictional Hangoververse. That lawsuit was settled out of court, but now Warner Bros. and the "Hangover" filmmakers are staring down yet another angry plaintiff.
Entertainment Weekly nabbed the story, reporting that the screenwriter behind the suit, Michael Alan Rubin, claims that the film stole from his script, "Mickey and Kirin," which is based on his actual experiences during and after a honeymoon in Asia. Normally, someone trying to cash in on a lucrative movie after the fact would irritate us, but in this case we just feel sorry that Rubin had such a formulaic, laughless time. No one deserves that.
Rubin claims that his ex-wife, Tamayo Otsuki, gave his ideas to the "Hangover" filmmakers,...
Entertainment Weekly nabbed the story, reporting that the screenwriter behind the suit, Michael Alan Rubin, claims that the film stole from his script, "Mickey and Kirin," which is based on his actual experiences during and after a honeymoon in Asia. Normally, someone trying to cash in on a lucrative movie after the fact would irritate us, but in this case we just feel sorry that Rubin had such a formulaic, laughless time. No one deserves that.
Rubin claims that his ex-wife, Tamayo Otsuki, gave his ideas to the "Hangover" filmmakers,...
- 10/18/2011
- by Aubrey Sitterson
- ifc.com
Aspiring screenwriter Michael Alan Rubin claims Hangover sequel stole his idea for comedy based on Asian wedding
The Hangover Part II proved something of a disappointment for those hoping for a strong follow-up to Todd Phillips's hit 2009 stag do comedy earlier this year. Now it's emerged that cinemagoers were not the only ones harbouring a sense of resentment after viewing the film: an aspiring screenwriter is suing studio Warner Bros claiming producers stole his idea for their movie.
Michael Alan Rubin filed his suit last week at the Us district court in Los Angeles and plans to represent himself in court. He argues that the film-makers ripped off his idea for a comedy in which the main character travels from America to Asia to wed his girlfriend. In Rubin's case the object of his affections was a Japanese woman and their romance fell apart during the honeymoon. The groom...
The Hangover Part II proved something of a disappointment for those hoping for a strong follow-up to Todd Phillips's hit 2009 stag do comedy earlier this year. Now it's emerged that cinemagoers were not the only ones harbouring a sense of resentment after viewing the film: an aspiring screenwriter is suing studio Warner Bros claiming producers stole his idea for their movie.
Michael Alan Rubin filed his suit last week at the Us district court in Los Angeles and plans to represent himself in court. He argues that the film-makers ripped off his idea for a comedy in which the main character travels from America to Asia to wed his girlfriend. In Rubin's case the object of his affections was a Japanese woman and their romance fell apart during the honeymoon. The groom...
- 10/18/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Why anyone would publicly admit that "The Hangover 2" was based on his own life is a mystery, but that's exactly what's happening in a lawsuit filed by an aspiring actor and filmmaker who claims the movie's makers lifted the plot from his life experiences. Michael Alan Rubin filed suit in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California Wednesday against, Warner Bros., director Todd Phillips, the "Hangover 2" writers and his (now presumably ex-) wife, Tamayo Otsuki, alleging that they conspired to steal the movie's plot from Rubin's own...
- 10/17/2011
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
An aspiring screenwriter has sued Warner Bros. and the filmmakers behind The Hangover Part II for copyright infringement, defamation, fraud, and other charges, claiming that the R-rated comedy copied a script he had written about his wild personal experiences in Asia. After his marriage to a Japanese woman fell apart during his honeymoon in 2008, Michael Alan Rubin went on some adventures that he turned into a screenplay titled Mickey and Kirin.
In the suit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Rubin says The Hangover sequel “is copied from the treatment … and also from the real life incident of the Plaintiff,...
In the suit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Rubin says The Hangover sequel “is copied from the treatment … and also from the real life incident of the Plaintiff,...
- 10/17/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
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