Warner Brothers faces $900 million lawsuit over Conjuring series
Surprisingly enough, it seems that the franchise owners now have to prove that ghosts are real.
LOS ANGELES (Web Desk) - A lawsuit seeking $900 million in damages has been filed against studio and filmmakers behind the "Conjuring" franchise, Warner Brothers by Gerald Brittle, the author of a 1980 book called ‘The Demonologist’ that told the stories of famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Brittle claims in his 355-page complaint that he has the exclusive rights to “create derivative works based on the Warrens’ cases,” which he secured in 1978 when the couple agreed not to allow for any “competing work” to be made that was also based on their lives. So, according to the lawsuit, Lorraine Warren had no right to grant Warner Bros. permission to use her old case files to make the Conjuring movies.
The author’s attorneys have sent a cease and desist notice to Warner Bros. and the Conjuring producers. On the contrary, the studio claims that the ‘Conjuring’ series is actually based on “historical facts” and not ‘The Demonologist’.
But Brittle insists that the claim is false as Warrens’ case files about paranormal and supernatural activity are fabricated because ghosts are not real. Surprisingly enough, it seems that the franchise owners now have to prove that ghosts are real and paranormal activities do happen as shown in the films to avoid the huge payment.
Warner Bros. has already produced "The Conjuring," "The Conjuring 2," and "Annabelle" whereas “Conjuring 3” is likely to release in 2018.
