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Oscar winner Sues Production Company
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-05-08) Kevin Costner brought a breach of contract lawsuit against Ascendant Pictures, over a deal to star in a romantic comedy whose financing fell apart. Costner stated in his suit that he was to be paid $8 million for the movie "Taming Ben Taylor," which was never made. Records show that Costner sued the Beverly Hills-based company in Los Angeles Superior Court in November 2005.
Costner, a multiple Oscar winner, maintained the firm breached a December 2004 promise to pay him to star in the film about a grouchy, divorced man who refuses to sell his failing vineyard to the golf course next door. Costner's legal counsel alleged that the company misrepresented its ability to produce the film with the intent to induce him to continually make himself available for it at a later. Apparently, Costner also worked on the screenplay for "Taming Ben Taylor" and started looking for a lead actress and a director, according to the lawsuit. Costner, 53, stated that he passed on other acting jobs because of Ascendant's alleged promises, including an $8.5 million deal to star in "The Contract."
As part of a settlement agreement reached, sources close to the case stated that the parties had resolved the dispute with an undisclosed deal. The terms of the actor's settlement with Ascendant Pictures, as well as a cross-complaint filed by the production company, were not divulged in a two-page document confirming the accord. [DAILY NEWS LOS ANGELES: COSTNER SETTLES OF FAILED FILM]
Published on Mar-6-08
Costner, a multiple Oscar winner, maintained the firm breached a December 2004 promise to pay him to star in the film about a grouchy, divorced man who refuses to sell his failing vineyard to the golf course next door. Costner's legal counsel alleged that the company misrepresented its ability to produce the film with the intent to induce him to continually make himself available for it at a later. Apparently, Costner also worked on the screenplay for "Taming Ben Taylor" and started looking for a lead actress and a director, according to the lawsuit. Costner, 53, stated that he passed on other acting jobs because of Ascendant's alleged promises, including an $8.5 million deal to star in "The Contract."
As part of a settlement agreement reached, sources close to the case stated that the parties had resolved the dispute with an undisclosed deal. The terms of the actor's settlement with Ascendant Pictures, as well as a cross-complaint filed by the production company, were not divulged in a two-page document confirming the accord. [
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