Rian Johnson is not a household name, the extent of the Steven Spielberg as Martin Scorsese or one, but he's about the jolt that would get when the name of his public, which is associated with Star Wars: VIII majority. However, with the attention that often comes headaches, such as the claim the new Johnson is facing due to a former colleague is trying to slice closing liabilities basement of that will be big in the Star Wars director Pie's one.
With the preparation of a busy Johnson Rian Star Wars: Episode VIII, for a release date of 15 December 2017 its Hollywood reporter reported that the former agent Johnson's Brian Dreyfuss was sued director for breach of contract implied one. Basically, he claimed he was owed 10 percent commission on "any and all projects that he helped facilitate the" up to and including Star Wars: VIII. The complaint claims that when Johnson was the adaptation CAA does in 2011 as co-agency, it is a movie calculate closing Dreyfuss out, so he's taking the president to court to get some of his money.
The main point critical of the argument is that Brian Dreyfuss be taking credit for the connection Rian Johnson, Mr. Kathleen Kennedy head with Lucasfulm, the meeting eventually led to Johnson was hired to direct Star Wars A: VIII majority. To go after other parties in the complaint, the producer Ram Bergman, Dreyfuss has been confirmed:
[Dreyfuss] accused of influence widely Bergman for his on and on [Rian] Johnson to persuade him to prevent the efforts of any opportunities with Lucasfilm especially on the Star Wars project, until after Johnson ended [Dreyfuss] as a representative of his.
Complaints by Brian Dreyfuss claims that according to the deadline that the two have worked closely during the early stages of a career. Dreyfuss, despite reports that his father into investing $ 35,000 Johnson's first film Brick, found a Film Noir starring Joseph Gordon -Levitt study tries to solve a bizarre crime.
Rian Johnson is a personal part to the story. He shot Dreyfuss at one point before taking a business Star Wars and Dreyfuss likely to be, just do the math on what should be 10% of which are paid Lucasfilm and realizing that he was wanted on a nest egg that. Now it's up to the courts to decide whether Mr. Brian Dreyfuss is enough of an argument to make a legal case.
Now, Rian Johnson will continue to toil away on Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is expected to continue that J.J. Mr. Abrams began in Star Wars: Force awake. As mentioned, it will be in theaters on December 7th 2017.