The Casino Royale actress, 42, had been due to appear in A Patriot before production was shut down in October 2019.
She made repeated offers to use part of her fee to fund the production costs.' 'She repeatedly agreed to postpone the start of principal photography. The Casino Royale star, 42, had been due to star in sci-fi film A Patriot before production was shut down in October 2019. She agreed to the move of the production from Ireland to the UK. He added: 'This was, for her, a passion project. In text messages used in White Lantern's claim, Ms Green is said to refer to one of the film's executive producers, Jake Seal, as 'evil', a 'devious sociopath' and 'a liar and a mad man'.
The star of 'Casino Royale' is suing White Lantern Films over the demise of the sci-fi film 'A Patriot'
She is asking the court to rule that she is entitled to the money and that White Lantern should also pay her legal costs. Green, who was both an actor and executive producer on the project, has claimed she is entitled to be paid her fee in the event that the production was cancelled under a so-called “pay or play” provision. [Ellie Harrison](/author/ellie-harrison) [Eva Green](/topic/eva-green) is due to appear at the [High Court](/topic/high-court) in a legal battle over the demise of a £4m film project, with texts published in court papers ahead of the trial revealing that she called the executive producer of the movie a “devious sociopath” and “pure vomit”.
The Bond actress is suing production company White Lantern Films, claiming she is entitled to her fee for the abandoned film A Patriot.
He added: “This was, for her, a passion project. He later told the court that the production was in a “state of complete dysfunction” and that the “reality” was “this was a production which could never have actually been made and the defendant knew it”. from Hampshire”. The barrister said that in other exchanges with her agent and Mr Pringle, Ms Green claimed Mr Seal was planning to make a “cheap B movie”, describing him as “the devil” and “evil”, production manager Terry Bird as a “f****** moron”, and local crew members as “s***** peasants… In a message to Mr Pringle, Ms Green claimed her “soul will die” if she was to make the film with Mr Seal at the Black Hangar production facility in Hampshire, Mr Mallin said. He said she had “not only not a commitment, but a vitriolic aversion to making a film that White Lantern could and was going to make”.
As part of a lawsuit, Eva Green's private WhatsApp messages have been released, but does anyone have a right to judge her?
The latter, in particular, is patently out of order (I would, however, argue to some extent that its bare-facedness is quite iconic in a Kate-Moss-getting-kicked-off-EasyJet-for-calling-the-pilot-a-basic-bitch way), but more broadly, as an avid texter myself, I would probably go to bat for the right to be dramatic, silly, and over-the-top – though obviously not actually offensive – in the heat of the moment on WhatsApp. So far, so standard – or at least it would be, were the messages Green sent regarding the film and its personnel not so outrageous as to be genuinely laughable. (Green’s lawyer, Edmund Cullen, has criticised their release, arguing it was a move “designed to paint my client as a diva to win headlines and damage her reputation”.)
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She also appears to take aim at the crew of the film when she realises she can’t bring in her own people. Despite A Patriot never seeing the light of day, Green is demanding that her full fee ($1m, so roughly £830,000) be paid. Now the French actress is suing production company White Lantern Films for a film she was due to star in which was shut down at the last minute and never released.
Actor is suing White Lantern Films and SMC Speciality finance for fee for A Patriot but two firms are countersuing.
In written submissions, Max Mallin KC, for the counterclaimants, said that the messages, which also included a reference to local crew members as “shitty peasants … He said the WhatsApp messages were “perhaps, carelessly expressed” but needed to be considered in context. was this was a production that could never be made and the defendants knew that.”
The French actress, who played Vesper Lynd in James Bond thriller “Casino Royale,” is suing producers for a $1 million fee she says she is owed for “A Patriot.".
Production company White Lantern Film is fighting the claim and is countersuing, saying Green made “unreasonable demands” and undermined the production. Lawyers for the production company argue in written submissions that Green had expressed “a lack of confidence and dissatisfaction” regarding some of the production team and had grown increasingly reluctant to be involved in the project. He said Green “loved the script and wanted the film to be made,” but “the financial plan was never going to work.”
The French actress had been due to star in £4 million sci-fi film A Patriot before production was shut down in October 2019.
She made repeated offers to use part of her fee to fund the production costs.” The barrister continued: “She repeatedly agreed to postpone the start of principal photography. She agreed to the move of the production from Ireland to the UK. He added: “This was, for her, a passion project. In text messages used in White Lantern’s claim, Ms Green is said to refer to one of the film’s executive producers, Jake Seal, as “evil” a “devious sociopath” and “a liar and a mad man”. In their written defence to the claim, lawyers for White Lantern Films said Ms Green had expressed “a lack of confidence and dissatisfaction” with some of the production crew.
The Bond actress is suing production company White Lantern Films, claiming she is entitled to her fee for the abandoned film A Patriot.
He added: “This was, for her, a passion project. He later told the court that the production was in a “state of complete dysfunction” and that the “reality” was “this was a production which could never have actually been made and the defendant knew it”. from Hampshire”. The barrister said that in other exchanges with her agent and Mr Pringle, Ms Green claimed Mr Seal was planning to make a “cheap B movie”, describing him as “the devil” and “evil”, production manager Terry Bird as a “f****** moron”, and local crew members as “s***** peasants… In a message to Mr Pringle, Ms Green claimed her “soul will die” if she was to make the film with Mr Seal at the Black Hangar production facility in Hampshire, Mr Mallin said. He said she had “not only not a commitment, but a vitriolic aversion to making a film that White Lantern could and was going to make”.
The Casino Royale actor is suing a production company for her million-dollar fee for a film that was never made.
Ms Green’s lawyers described the claim that she renounced her role as “palpable nonsense” and that the defendant’s entire case was a “busted flush”. a passion project”, he said, adding that she showed a “visceral aversion” to making the film Mr Seal and SMC envisaged with the budget they had. “Much has been made of the claimant’s commitment to making the film… She is suing the production company White Lantern Films, claiming she is entitled to her million-dollar (approximately £810,000) fee for the movie, despite its cancellation. [actress Eva Green](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/eva-green-coping-crippling-anxiety-shyi-wish-silent-movie-star/) calling a producer a “devious sociopath” are being used to paint her as a diva, the High Court has heard. He added: "This was, for her, a passion project.
A PROMINENT actress said her 'soul will die' if she made a film at a Hampshire facility, court told.
He said she had ‘not only not a commitment, but a vitriolic aversion to making a film that White Lantern could and was going to make’. He added: ‘This was, for her, a passion project. White Lantern Films is defending the case and bringing a counterclaim against the French actress, alleging she undermined the independent film’s production. The High Court heard former James Bond star Eva Green showed a ‘vitriolic aversion’ to production plans for a failed sci-fi film and should not receive her million-dollar fee. On the first day of a trial in London on Thursday, Mr Millan accepted Ms Green had a commitment to making a film but one ‘she wanted to make’. In a message to director Dan Pringle, Ms Green claimed her ‘soul will die’ if she made the film with executive producer Jake Seal at the Black Hangar production facility in Hampshire, said Max Mallin KC, for the production company.
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“Since this production, the company has come out of the pandemic very well and we’re making family romantic comedies for a Canadian studio. We’re very active locally and keen to put some distance between us and the case.” He added: “This was, for her, a passion project. “She loved the script and wanted the film to be made, she bent over backwards to get this done.” They had made the 2016 satirical horror film K-Shop in They remain directors of White Lantern Film Advance Limited.
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He added: “This was, for her, a passion project. The company claims Ms Green showed “vitriolic aversion” to production plans for the film and should not receive her million-dollar fee. from Hampshire”. [French](/topic/french) actress, alleging she undermined the independent film’s production. In a message to Mr Pringle, Ms Green claimed her “soul will die” if she was to make the film with Mr Seal at the Black Hangar production facility in Hampshire, Mr Mallin said. He said she had “not only not a commitment, but a vitriolic aversion to making a film that White Lantern could and was going to make”.
The French actress had been due to star in £4 million sci-fi film A Patriot before production was shut down in October 2019.
She made repeated offers to use part of her fee to fund the production costs.” The barrister continued: “She repeatedly agreed to postpone the start of principal photography. She agreed to the move of the production from Ireland to the UK. He added: “This was, for her, a passion project. In text messages used in White Lantern’s claim, Ms Green is said to refer to one of the film’s executive producers, Jake Seal, as “evil” a “devious sociopath” and “a liar and a mad man”. In their written defence to the claim, lawyers for White Lantern Films said Ms Green had expressed “a lack of confidence and dissatisfaction” with some of the production crew.
Production of 'A Patriot' stopped in 2019. Now the film company and the actor are facing each other in court.
She has agreed to have the production moved from Ireland to the UK. She has repeatedly offered to use part of her fee to fund production costs,” he writes. Green’s lawyer has fought back against the allegations.
Actress Eva Green made “crazy” suggestions about hiring elite crew for a doomed sci-fi film that she is now accused of sabotaging, the High Court heard.
[Bond](/topic/bond) film Casino Royale and Disney’s Dumbo, is expected to be questioned on Monday, including on the contents of texts where she branded Mr Seal as “evil” and a “mad man”, referred to herself as “Cruella”, and called crew members in Hampshire “shitty peasants”. “The nature of having to get a bridging loan to secure her fee – it became clear to her that was having an impact on the project”, said Mr Pringle in his evidence. Mr Pringle said the star “acknowledges” the position, and Mr Seal then says: “Her name is not that value.” The court heard extracts from a discussion between Mr Seal and Mr Pringle over Green’s fee, in which Mr Seal said the actress was “overpaid” for the film. She says Mr Seal was parachuted into the project in a desperate bid by financiers to recoup their initial investment, and he was instrumental in efforts to reduce the film to a “cheap B movie”. But he said she offered to work without a trailer and stay in local hotels to save money, in order to “shoot as much of the film as possible on location”.
The former Bond girl has also been blamed for losing Oscar winners Kathy Bates and Tim Robbins from the project due to her TV filming schedule.
He added: 'This was, for her, a passion project. But Ms Green's filming schedule for TV series The Luminaries ended up losing them funding from Sky, it was said. 'It was not realistic, then we would move on to another potential target', he said of her suggestions. In a message to Mr Pringle, Ms Green claimed her 'soul will die' if she was to make the film with Mr Seal at the Black Hangar production facility in Hampshire, Mr Mallin said. He also said she made 'unrealistic' suggestions about crew that could be hired, which he called 'crazy' and 'Hail Marys'. On the first day of a trial in London on Thursday, Max Mallin KC, for White Lantern Films, accepted Ms Green had a commitment to making a film but one 'she wanted to make'.