Writer accuses agent of stealing 'Lottery Ticket' movie

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drhymes74 — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:35:19 GMT

Was thinking the same thing...the story has been repeated many times here and abroad.....

Ridge brought up the He's so Fine / My Sweet Lord controversy.....what about the

Vanilla Ice Ice Ice Baby /Queen-David Bowie Under Pressure controversy?.....

oh wait.....they were the same song.....

Comment #10

lottolaughs — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:37:23 GMT

Since this movie tanked at the box office, I would think the writer would be happy his agent stole the idea,lol. Who wants to be associated with a bomb? But I guess he needed that other writing credit to go along with his Mullets episode to flesh out the old resume. Hmmm......anyone need a writer for cheap? Call Huang

Comment #9

Diamon Life — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:26:04 GMT

Ok, I've seen and heard Hollywood ripping of pass movies and scrips with my own two eyes.

Its what makes-up the scrip that counts. This happens all the time and is very sad for the stuggling writers who

hardly gets any top pay. I could not believe it when I saw Hollywood ripping off ideas of people, the plot and all

the important details. Also, it happen all the time in music.

Comment #8

DC81 — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:34:48 GMT

They'll likely settle before it goes to court.

But yeah, the basic story is so original that I'm sure it's only been repeated here a hundred times, at least in part by stories or other posters.

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PERDUE — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:57:10 GMT

What if everything Mr. Huang claims is true and proven in a court of law? In your opinion, how much should he receive and why? I know that Mr. Huang's suit is not unique, so how does one go about presenting and proving any wrongdoing in a case such as this? I suspect that Mr. Huang must have some convincing evidence to back his claim if he found an attorney to represent him.

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Nino224 — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:24:58 GMT

Maybe, but it wouldn't be the first time something like this happened. Hopefully he registered his treatment with the WGA. If he did, it'll be just like HE won an actual lottery.

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beaudad — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:38:23 GMT

They say a Lawyer is paid to LIE for his client........Hey I can do my own LYING without him.....save a bundle of money.....and WIN the CASE

Comment #4

rdgrnr — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:56:55 GMT

Sometimes this kinda stuff pays off.

George Harrison lost a case like this when the court ruled he subconsciously stole a 1963 song from the Chiffons called He's So Fine and made it into My Sweet Lord back in the 70's.

There's always somebody looking for a big, easy payday and hordes of scoundrels lawyers willing to assist them.

Comment #3

Play-girl — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:19:44 GMT

It's Been 6 Yrs.... If U Had Waited A Lil Bit Longer I Might Have Written A Movie About It! lol

Comment #2

jeffrey — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:13:10 GMT

I mean really. We have seen it before, many times before. Many people think about it. It's just a laugh. I hope the courts have fun.

Comment #1

Todd — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:37 GMT

I gotta say, this story kinda makes me laugh. Do you know how many people have come up with the idea of a movie about a guy who wins the lottery

Writer accuses agent of stealing 'Lottery Ticket' movie

Lottery Post — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:29:35 GMT

Ice Cube's new movie Lottery Ticket doesn't come out for another week, but there's already a legal fight over the flick from a screenwriter who claims his agent ripped off his idea and gave it to another one of his clients.

The man filing the lawsuit is Tom Huang, who once wrote an episode of The Mullets back in 2003.

According to legal documents, Huang claims he came up with an idea for a movie back in 2004, wrote a treatment for it. He later talked it over with his agent Brad Kaplan.... [ More ]