Kevin Costner is suing producers of ‘Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves’ for his share of the film’s profits. The 57-year-old star claimed in a Los Angeles lawsuit that Morgan Creek Productions had not paid him for two years.
However bosses said they had paid the actor $40 million and had been “very nice to him’’ in regards to the movie which made $390 million.
A lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court by Kevin starts out with very harsh words for the independent studio that backed the 1991 blockbuster.
It alleges: “Every actor hopes to star in a great movie that makes substantial profits. But if you’re hoping to earn profits based on the success of your film and you want to be paid on a timely basis, then one company you certainly do not want to do business with is Defendant Morgan Creek Productions.”
Kevin, represented by Marty Singer and Michael Holtz at Lavely & Singer, says that Morgan Creek promised it would share profits with him but “when it came time to report and account … Morgan Creek was less than forthcoming,” with no participation statements rendered in 2010 and 2011 and late statements from 2004 to 2009.
Morgan Creek CEO James Robinson responded: “Why is it after 22 years Mr. Costner finds fault with our accounting procedures or for that matter our way of doing business? “We have paid him over $40 million. I think we’ve been very nice to him.
I wonder how much money he has made from other films where he is participant. We’ve been very straight with him.”