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ENTERTAINMENT / Movies
Steve Buscemi settles lawsuit over film
(AP)
Updated: 2007-09-17 16:12
Actor Steve Buscemi arrives at the New York premiere of 'Absolute
Wilson', in this Oct. 25, 2006 file photo at the Guggenheim Museum in New
York.[AP]
Actor Steve Buscemi and the estate for the late film director Luis de la
Reguera have settled a lawsuit over a film they co-produced against the
film's distributor, a lawyer for Buscemi and de la Reguera's estate said
Sunday.
Michael Broder, of Fort Lauderdale distributor Small Planet Pictures,
must turn over the rights to the film "Rockets Redglare!," to the
plaintiffs and pay $35,000 of their legal fees, said Hunter Chamberlain,
a lawyer for the producers.
The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003, is a
documentary on the life of actor Michael Morra, said Chamberlain.
If Broder fails to pay the fees within five years, he will have to pay
$1.75 million. The settlement was finalized Sept. 5, according to court
documents.
Buscemi, known for films such as "Fargo" and "Con Air," co-produced the
movie with the de la Reguera. They sued Broder for failing to promote the
film about Morra, who died in 2001 from complications brought on by drug
abuse. The rights to the film will be turned over to de la Reguera's
estate.
A spokeswoman for Buscemi, Staci Wolfe, said in a statement Buscemi and
de la Reguera proposed the settlement immediately after a judge
recommended awarding them the $1.75 million.
"This was never about money, as reflected by the alternative settlement
proposed by the filmmakers immediately after receiving a very large
judgment. They just want the opportunity to distribute the film
properly," Wolfe said.
De la Reguera died after a motorcycle crash in August 2006.
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