The family of the author of the article that inspired the movie ‘Top gun’ (Idols of the Air), starring Tom Cruise, has sued Paramount studios. alleged copyright infringement This affects the second part of the successful movie, which was released recently.
The case was filed in court this Monday, according to US media reports. federal court for the state of california The rights to the article written by Israeli journalist Ehud Yonay in 1983 by the heirs, which inspired the plot of the first part of the film.
According to the news in the magazine, the lawsuit was signed by the widow and son of the ‘Top guns’ journalist. California Magazine about the elite fighter pilots who inspired the movie.
The complaint states: the original movie credits the story and adjusted by copyright.
However, he points out that the Paramount studios couldn’t shoot the second part of the movie, ‘Top gun: Maverick’, without re-requesting the appropriate permissions, because they say it’s a derivative work of the original article, he reassures the Americans. print.
Exactly “Top Gun: Maverick” It became the highest-grossing film of Tom Cruise’s entire career in the United States. where he saved more than $290 million in just two weeks.
After a great premiere It grossed $120 million in its opening weekend. The public’s interest in the action movie hasn’t waned, as it garnered more than 90 million viewers in its second weekend in theaters, an audience that even the Marvel factory couldn’t achieve in its latest releases.