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[ManaByte]

Ana de Armas fans sue Universal for $5 million for cutting her out of 'Yesterday'

Two fans of actress Ana de Armas are suing the studio behind the 2019 film “Yesterday” after “Blade Runner” star was cut out of the final release.

www.foxnews.com

According to the complaint, which was obtained by Fox News Digital, Conor Woulfe, 38, of Maryland, and Peter Michael Rosza, 44, of San Diego County, Calif. filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court of Central California against Universal. After they spent $3.99 each to rent the movie on Amazon Prime, they were upset to discover that the actress’ part had been cut out of the movie.

The duo is seeking $5 million on behalf of themselves and all other affected consumers who may have spent money on the movie in the hopes of seeing the actress only to be disappointed. They accuse Universal of engaging in deceptive marketing.

"Because consumers were promised a movie with Ana De Armas by the trailer for ‘Yesterday,’ but did not receive a movie with any appearance of Ana de Armas at all, such consumers were not provided with any value for their rental or purchase," the lawsuit states.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

As Variety notes, the suit bears some resemblance to a case involving the movie "Drive" that was filed in Michigan in 2011. In that case, the plaintiff alleged that the trailer made the movie seem like an action movie. Instead, the film was a thought-provoking, inter-personal drama starring Ryan Gosling.

That case was eventually ruled in favor of the defendants after they argued the trailer was protected under the First Amendment.

If this part of the article is close enough to this Ana de Armas issue, looks like the fans will lose.

Although I totally support the fans. Companies have way too much leniency in business law when it comes to misleading fans with puffery or in the above part about first amendment rights.

This case shuld be more scrutinized as it doesn't even include the actress. At least with Drive, it sounds like the misleading trailer was true in content, just cherry picked. Ana de Armas isnt even in it at all.

That's like a concert promoting a band will be there by showing them in promos, but they arent part of it. And the concert promoter never tells the ticket purchasers they arent in the show.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Can I sue if the NC-17 cut of that Marylin Monroe movie doesn’t come out?

 

[dorkimoe]

I mean you might as well sue the new Bond movie too..shes in it for about 12 seconds yet somehow was on the posters

 

[lillars]

I mean she is hot...

 

[ManaByte]

Can I sue if the NC-17 cut of that Marylin Monroe movie doesn’t come out?

I believe that not being released is a crime against humanity, so yes.

 

[captainraincoat]

Can I sue for having to sit through matrix resurrections?

That wasn’t a matrix movie even though it was marketed as one

 

[Little Mac]

Did you guys see her in No Time To Die?! She can take all my lunch money.

 

[Javthusiast]

Did you guys see her in No Time To Die?! She can take all my lunch money.

Watch the terrible Keanu Reeves Knock Knock movie to see her naked.

 

[jason10mm]

I mean you might as well sue the new Bond movie too..shes in it for about 12 seconds yet somehow was on the posters

The hell you say, she earned every SECOND of screen time in NTTD. Paloma is the only "female 007" I would accept at this point and I hope to god that they use her as the Felix stand in from here on out.

The chemistry between her and Cavill will be NUCULAR!

 

[Kilau]

Dudes need to get over it, life goes on.

 

[hemo memo]

Although very brief appearance in No Time to Die but she nailed every second.

 

[Star-Lord]

I’m willing to bet the complainants are both fat, hairy virgins living in their mothers’ basements.

 

[IDKFA]

To be fair, she is in the trailer and is shown as being a rival love interest. Universal fucked up there.

 

[AJUMP23]

I Like Anna too, but man this is pretty lame. She is fantastic in the new Bond film, probably the best part of the movie. Also good in Blade Runner 2049.

 

[SlimySnake]

the funny thing is that they paid $3.50 for the movie, but are suing for $5 million.

 

[AJUMP23]

the funny thing is that they paid $3.50 for the movie, but are suing for $5 million.

Has to cover the cost of lube.

 

[jason10mm]

Smart

the funny thing is that they paid $3.50 for the movie, but are suing for $5 million.

Smart move to force a settlement (though I think this is being approached more as a class action lawsuit that would reimburse each person their ticket price). Universal has a POTENTIAL loss of 5 mill, so they cut these dopes a $5000 check to STFU. Win win!

Showibg an actor in the trailer that is t even in the film is pretty egregious. A bit different than using alternate takes or action scenes that are later edited differently. Rogue One is a good example, the trailer is full of scenes that werent in the end cut, but it didn't advertise Harrison Ford and then not deliver.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I mean you might as well sue the new Bond movie too..shes in it for about 12 seconds yet somehow was on the posters

Yep. I needed to see more of her in Bond, personally. Infact, make her the next Bond, I dont give a shit about Bond being a bloke, i'll be there

 

[AJUMP23]

Yep. I needed to see more of her in Bond, personally. Infact, make her the next Bond, I dont give a shit about Bond being a bloke, i'll be there

What about Bond being British, her character works for the Americans.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

What about Bond being British, her character works for the Americans.

Hey, we're an island of diversity and if a hot women wants to play Bond, then MI5 be damned.

 

[AJUMP23]

Hey, we're an island of diversity and if a hot women wants to play Bond, then MI5 be damned.

They had a girl 007....just not Bond.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

They had a girl 007....just not Bond.

I liked the sexy one better.

 

[BigBooper]

It makes sense really.

 

[IntentionalPun]

You can sue for anything in the US.

Also known as "you can have your lawsuit thrown out of court as quickly as you want it" in the US.

 

[AJUMP23]

I liked the sexy one better.

IM a super secret agent....let me try to remember how to use a straw.

 

[LordCBH]

If they win, who can I sue over the Fant4stic movie from 2015 where the release trailer 12 hours before the movie came out had the scene where Thing jumped from the helicopter but then the scene wasn’t in the movie?

 

[Alter_Fridge]

Jesus Christ, if you're that thirsty for Ana, just Google her

Imagine having to tell friends and family this is what you've been up to

 

[GloveSlap]

It seems like a stupid and superficial suit (and it is), but they kind of have a point. I don't think it was intentional deception though, and i don't want the final cuts of movies being influenced by stuff like this.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

It seems like a stupid and superficial suit (and it is), but they kind of have a point. I don't think it was intentional deception though, and i don't want the final cuts of movies being influenced by stuff like this.

Are you a virgin

 

[Boss Mog]

Can I sue for having to sit through matrix resurrections?

That wasn’t a matrix movie even though it was marketed as one

You actually went to see that? You shoulda gone with the Spider-bros man....

 

[Alter_Fridge]

Can I sue for having to sit through matrix resurrections?

That wasn’t a matrix movie even though it was marketed as one

Everyone who kept an ear to the ground knew it was going to be terrible