May 21, 2005
Super Size Me Gets Super Sued
Super Size Me was clearly overshadowed by the juggernaut that was Fahrenheit 9/11, which is unfortunate because if it didn't come out I the same era I think Super Size Me would have got a LOT more attention. It was a terrific idea for a documentary that was executed very well.
However, when there's money, there are problems. Now Super Size Me creator and star Morgan Spurlock is being sued for $40 Million over the profits of the film. Not a good day. The nice folks over at the BBC offer us this:
Cast Iron Partners says it took 25% of Spurlock's company in return for office space and business advice in 2002. But it says Spurlock is now refusing to give them the money. Spurlock's lawyer described the claim as "baseless".Obviously these guys have different accountants looking at the books. Still, it's sad that success usually equals conflict and court battles. You would think that having a success like Super Size Me would be cause to celebrate... but these days having a success means it's time to get paranoid and wonder who is going to come out of the woodwork to sue you.The legal action, filed at the New York Supreme Court, accuses Spurlock of "engaging in self-interested and wasteful activities" and diverting assets into a new company.
Spurlock recently said his film made $30m (£16.2m) at box offices around the world but added most of that was spent on distribution and marketing costs. "I personally haven't even made close to that. I haven't even made $1m (£540,000)," he said.
Posted by John Campea at May 21, 2005 09:05 AM
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Posted by: steambomb at May 21, 2005 02:44 PM
Please allow me to recommend the movie.... Kingdom of Heaven, to all of you. The press and criticism of Orlando Bloom to me, was entirely unwarranted. Bloom is disadvantaged by being cast into a colossal role and can not help the fact that he is not a large framed man like Stallone, Crowe or any of the other various actors that are typically cast for this type of role. Bloom however, overcomes this disadvantage and delivers a very good performance in the movie. By the end of the movie you have watched his character grow from a lowly blacksmith to knight of Jerusalem, principled and true. The cinematography and music is fairly well done and works throughout the movie verywell. This movie doesn't hold back in its battle scenes and may not be for the faint of heart. I was very pleasantly surprised by Blooms' performance and would recommend this movie to anyone to see especially in the theatre where the sound and large screen all culminate to create overwhelming scenes of battle and vistas of the overall location.