LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) – Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a former producer on the project.
Kevin Messick, a producer on "Batman Forever" and "The Other Guys," alleges that Don Granger and Gary Levinsohn of Mutual Film Company edged him out of the film adaptation of Lee Child's best-selling novel.
Messick is asking for unspecified damages, his producer's fees and the rights to participate in any upcoming sequels. The franchise rights are important because Jack Reacher, the army-major-turned drifter that Cruise will play, is featured in multiple Child novels.
Le sigh. I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise playing Jack Reacher (anyone who has actually read the book knows why). I'm also not really excited about any of the buzz I've heard so far about the movie. This is yet another curse for the project, which seems to be having a tough time getting off the ground.
I'm not sure whether I should hope for that or not.
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