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The Predator Franchise Is Now Locked In A Lawsuit Involving Disney


According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jim and John Thomas, who wrote 1987’s Predator, have filed a lawsuit against 20th Century Studios over the copyrights to the sci-fi action classic. The Thomas brothers allegedly filed the suit to exploit a copyright termination provision. The biggest push was the rights to their original Predator script, titled Hunters, reportedly expiring on April 17. That loophole would allow the brothers to cancel any transfers 35 years after creating the original script. Their attorney Marc Toberoff stated in the filing:


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