Russian writer accused film The Martian plagiarism

A writer from Russia, Mikhail Raskhodnikov film The Martian accused of plagiarism. Photo: via reddit.com

Odor issues hit film The Martian. The film, starring Matt Damon has been accused of plagiarism. A writer from Russia, Mikhail claimed Raskhodnikov The Martian movie script similar to that of his.
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the legal counsel of Raskhodnikov, Shota Gorgadze, revealed that his client had been first to write a script with the title Marsianin (The Martian) in 2008. At that time, Raskhodnikov does give the script to some production houses and local and international.

The Martian movie posters. Photo: via empireonline.com

Then, how can these scripts into the hands of Fox? Raskhodnikov has its own answer. According to him, The Martian previous script he gave to one of Russia until it is used in a film made by Ridley Scott.

Tudigan plagiarism filed Raskhodnikov was eventually culminate in the demands royalties. Raskhodnikov and his attorney asked Fox to pay royalties amounting to 761.7 million USD (approximately Rp 11 trillion). This lawsuit will be considered in mid-October.

The Martian. Photo: EW

Apparently, Gorgadze also involves the Ministry of Culture of Russia for his client's case. "Vladimir Medinsky (Minister of Russia) has the legal right to initiate a moratorium on the release of the movie The Martian time. At least until the dispute is resolved," he said.

Unfortunately, both the Ministry of Culture and Fox has not commented on this plagiarism case. The Martian movie itself will be released in Russia on October 8, 2015.

(bintang.com)