New York: Paramount Pictures has reached a resolution in a U.S. lawsuit concerning the alleged misuse of another company’s motion-capture technology in the 2015 film “Terminator Genisys”, as per a federal court filing.
Paramount, along with plaintiff Rearden LLC, jointly requested the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to dismiss the case with prejudice, indicating that it cannot be refiled. Representatives and legal counsels for both Paramount and Rearden did not immediately respond to requests for further comment or details.
In February, the parties sought a pause in proceedings to explore a potential settlement. Last week, Rearden settled similar lawsuits against Disney, which included claims related to movies like “Guardians of the Galaxy” and Disney’s 2017 rendition of “Beauty and the Beast”.
The lawsuit against Paramount was initiated by Rearden in 2017, alleging the unauthorized utilization of its MOVA Contour software in “Terminator Genisys” to morph 67-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger’s face into his character’s likeness from the original 1984 “Terminator” movie.
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Founded by former Apple scientist Steve Perlman, Rearden claimed that a disloyal employee had taken the Contour technology to another firm, Digital Domain 3.0. Rearden contended that Paramount, by collaborating with Digital Domain, infringed on its copyright in Contour for the production of “Terminator Genisys,” seeking monetary damages, including a portion of Paramount’s profits from the movie. Paramount refuted these allegations.
The case is Rearden LLC v. Paramount Pictures Corp, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 4:17-cv-04192.
For Rearden: Mark Carlson of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro
For Paramount: Kelly Klaus of Munger Tolles & Olson
