Eva Green: Actress wins High Court dispute over $1m film fee
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- 05 May 2023
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French actress Eva Green has won a High Court case over her $1m (£810,000) fee for a sci-fi film that never got made.
The Casino Royale star sued White Lantern Film, saying she was owed the sum after the film collapsed amid a bitter dispute with producers.
White Lantern claimed her "unreasonable demands" derailed the film, A Patriot.
The company said it is "disappointed by today's judgment and the court's findings" and is considering options, including an appeal.
The ruling follows a trial in January, at which text messages in which Ms Green called one producer a "moron" and another "evil" were revealed.
On Friday, judge Mr Justice Green ruled that the 42-year-old actress was entitled to her fee, and dismissed White Lantern's counterclaim.
He said Ms Green "did not renounce her obligations" under her contract, as White Lantern had claimed, "nor did she commit any repudiatory breaches of it".
Mr Justice Green added: "There is no doubt that Ms Green did not make any conclusive decision or statement that she would not comply with her obligations under the artist agreement.
"Nor could anyone have reasonably understood her to have made such a decision."
However, the judge also described Ms Green as "in some senses a frustrating and unsatisfactory witness". Read More…
