Aspiring screenwriter Simon Afram and producer Edward Kahl have settled their lawsuit with legendary director Martin Scorsese. The lawsuit alleged that Scorsese took $500,000 to help make a World War II movie called Operation: Fortitude but did nothing.
Martin Scorsese. Image: GQ/Yt
Back in January 2022, Afram and Kahl hired Scorsese to be an executive producer on their movie project. They thought having him involved would attract great actors and a top-notch director. They even planned to start filming in Europe later that year. But things didn’t work out as they hoped.
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The lawsuit was then initiated in May 2023, which claimed that working with Scorsese had cost them $500,000 and 15 months of wasted time.
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Martin Scorsese. Image: GQ/Yt
Back in January 2022, Afram and Kahl hired Scorsese to be an executive producer on their movie project. They thought having him involved would attract great actors and a top-notch director. They even planned to start filming in Europe later that year. But things didn’t work out as they hoped.
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The lawsuit was then initiated in May 2023, which claimed that working with Scorsese had cost them $500,000 and 15 months of wasted time.
Amateur Filmmakers Accused Martin Scorsese of Taking Money...
- 3/23/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Martin Scorsese’s legendary career comprises a series of masterful projects to his name. Not just as a director, his involvement as a producer often ensures the quality of a movie or show that must line up with his reputation. After his highly acclaimed Killers of the Flower Moon, Scorsese found himself in a lawsuit.
Martin Scorsese. Image: GQ/Yt
A lawsuit by screenwriter Simon Afram who wrote a script called Operation: Fortitude in the backdrop of World War II accused the director of pocketing $500,000 as he has allegedly done nothing for the project after being hired as executive producer.
Martin Scorsese Settles A Lawsuit After Facing A Serious Accusation Martin Scorsese. Image: BFI/Yt
After writing Operation: Fortitude, Simon Afram teamed up with producer Edward Kahl, and they hired Martin Scorsese in 2022 to serve as an executive producer. For context, an executive producer is the ultimate boss of a...
Martin Scorsese. Image: GQ/Yt
A lawsuit by screenwriter Simon Afram who wrote a script called Operation: Fortitude in the backdrop of World War II accused the director of pocketing $500,000 as he has allegedly done nothing for the project after being hired as executive producer.
Martin Scorsese Settles A Lawsuit After Facing A Serious Accusation Martin Scorsese. Image: BFI/Yt
After writing Operation: Fortitude, Simon Afram teamed up with producer Edward Kahl, and they hired Martin Scorsese in 2022 to serve as an executive producer. For context, an executive producer is the ultimate boss of a...
- 3/23/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
Martin Scorsese has settled a lawsuit from an aspiring screenwriter who accused him of pocketing $500,000 to help develop a World War II movie — and then doing nothing.
Simon Afram wrote “Operation: Fortitude,” a screenplay about the Allied effort to deceive the German army as to the whereabouts of the Normandy invasion. He and another producer, Edward Kahl, hired Scorsese in January 2022 to serve as an executive producer, which they hoped would help attract an A-list cast and director. They also hoped to begin production in Europe later that year.
That didn’t happen. In the lawsuit, the aspiring filmmakers contend that’s because the “Killers of the Flower Moon” director did not lift a finger to help after taking their money — and would not even meet with them. According to the suit, they sought repeatedly to talk directly with Scorsese, but his managers always said that he was too busy with other things.
Simon Afram wrote “Operation: Fortitude,” a screenplay about the Allied effort to deceive the German army as to the whereabouts of the Normandy invasion. He and another producer, Edward Kahl, hired Scorsese in January 2022 to serve as an executive producer, which they hoped would help attract an A-list cast and director. They also hoped to begin production in Europe later that year.
That didn’t happen. In the lawsuit, the aspiring filmmakers contend that’s because the “Killers of the Flower Moon” director did not lift a finger to help after taking their money — and would not even meet with them. According to the suit, they sought repeatedly to talk directly with Scorsese, but his managers always said that he was too busy with other things.
- 3/22/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Jesse Metcalfe joins “The Latin From Manhattan,” Judith Light is honored and Franklin Leonard and Hayden Schlossberg are added to the speakers list for the Produced By Conference.
Casting
Jesse Metcalfe will portray a federal agent in the independent biopic “The Latin From Manhattan,” joining Esai Morales, Drea De Matteo and Taryn Manning.
The movie, based on the life of adult film star Vanessa Del Rio, is scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles this summer. Vivian Lamolli is portraying Del Rio, the world’s first Latina adult star. The film explores Del Rio’s roller-coaster life, first as a street walker and burlesque dancer who then becomes one of the most popular sex stars of the VHS era.
The project is being produced by Yulia Safonova for Doom Incorporated and directed by Thomas Mignone, who also wrote the script. Executive producers are Edward Kahl and Nidal Kahl.
Casting
Jesse Metcalfe will portray a federal agent in the independent biopic “The Latin From Manhattan,” joining Esai Morales, Drea De Matteo and Taryn Manning.
The movie, based on the life of adult film star Vanessa Del Rio, is scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles this summer. Vivian Lamolli is portraying Del Rio, the world’s first Latina adult star. The film explores Del Rio’s roller-coaster life, first as a street walker and burlesque dancer who then becomes one of the most popular sex stars of the VHS era.
The project is being produced by Yulia Safonova for Doom Incorporated and directed by Thomas Mignone, who also wrote the script. Executive producers are Edward Kahl and Nidal Kahl.
- 5/31/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, the comedy “Wild Man” gets a deal, Vinnie Jones will play a villain, and Jack Klugman’s son Adam has directed a short film for the 9/11 anniversary.
Acquisition
Ted Welch’s comedy “Wild Man” has been acquired for global distribution by North of Two for a winter theatrical release, Variety has learned exclusively.
Jacquie Phillips and Stefanie Black directed from a script by Black and Welch about a man who drinks his way into a 90-day house arrest while home for his high school reunion. He forms an odd friendship with an awkward former classmate who lives across the street.
“It’s the perfect mix of charm and nostalgia. Jacquie and Stefanie have knocked this out of the park,” says North of Two CEO Mark Cartier.
“Wild Man” also stars George Dalton, Christine Woods, Mike Vogel, Kate Upton, Stefanie Black, Joe Mullen, Brandon Hirsch,...
Acquisition
Ted Welch’s comedy “Wild Man” has been acquired for global distribution by North of Two for a winter theatrical release, Variety has learned exclusively.
Jacquie Phillips and Stefanie Black directed from a script by Black and Welch about a man who drinks his way into a 90-day house arrest while home for his high school reunion. He forms an odd friendship with an awkward former classmate who lives across the street.
“It’s the perfect mix of charm and nostalgia. Jacquie and Stefanie have knocked this out of the park,” says North of Two CEO Mark Cartier.
“Wild Man” also stars George Dalton, Christine Woods, Mike Vogel, Kate Upton, Stefanie Black, Joe Mullen, Brandon Hirsch,...
- 9/11/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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