‘Zorro’ is Sony’s bitch
I pity the fool who steps on Sony’s block and tries to lure their prized sequel hoes away with claims of ownership:
A film company wants a federal court to declare it can make a movie based on the character of “Zorro” despite objections by Sony Pictures Entertainment, the movie studio behind the 1998 film “The Mask of Zorro.” […]
In the complaint, Sobini claims that in 2000 it acquired the rights to the 1919 Johnston McCulley book “The Curse of Capistrano,” in which the swashbuckling masked avenger made his debut, and is entitled to produce “Zorro 2110,” a futuristic spin on “Zorro.”
The lawsuit comes in response to a cease-and-desist letter from Sony Pictures, asserting it owns the exclusive license to develop and distribute all films and television programs based on “Zorro,” said attorney Bruce Isaacs, who is representing Sobini.
The Sony letter has made it difficult for the Sobini production to proceed, Isaacs said.
I’m no lawyer, but I’m pretty sure that’s the purpose of a ‘cease-and-desist’.
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