The suit claims the director breached his contract to handle casting, production and postproduction on 'Operation: Fortitude.' A U.K.-based production company alleges it's lost out on financing as a result and has to start from scratch.
Cannes: Why Martin Scorsese and Backers Declined a Spot in Competition for 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
The suit alleges LBI continued to string Op-Fortitude along that Scorsese would eventually start working on the movie and urged it not to terminate the deal. After months of no communication or indication that Scorsese intended to produce the film, a representative for Op-Fortitude met with LBI manager Charles Pacheco, who assured him that the deal could be cancelled and the $500,000 upfront payment returned if there was no movement on the project by the end of the year, the complaint claims.
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