Unfair To Be Valak,putus Aarons Sue Warner Bros And New Line Cinemas
JAKARTA - Being a popular character is not always profitable. This was felt by actress total Aarons, who is known as Valak in the film franchise The Conjuring.
UR Aarons sued the franchise production houses, namely Warner Bros. and New Line Cinemas and Scope Productions. In the documents he submitted, Aarons admitted that he was paid 71,500 US dollars or Rp1.09 billion for his role while The Nun film received 365 million US dollars as box office.
His contract as Valak also includes box office profits as well as merchandise or trading goods that contain his character.
"Instead of computing and paying in a transparent way, Warner Bros. obscures and hiding the true amount of Aarons' legitimate share of mutual income, and continues to exploit it," he said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday at the Los Angeles High Court.
Whereas in the agreement he made, he was said to have benefited from at least 5% to 50% as well as a merchandise right license. Aarons said the production house was inconsistent with his statement promised that trading goods income included dolls, pins, decorations, clothes, costumes, and others.
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In addition,ctional Aarons admitted that when he was dressed as Valak, he did not impose any protests or additional CGI. He took the time and energy to become Valak but did not get according to his rights.
Aarons mengklaim pada tahun 2019 dan 2022, Warner Bros menjanjikan pernyataan pendapatan yang tidak sesuai dengan aktivitas merechandising yang sesuai dengan karakter, begitu salah satu isi dokumen.
When asked to explain the figure, the studio sent documents with the words "a small part of the license proceeds," he said.
obstacle Aarons first appeared in the sequel to The Conjuring and continued his character in The Conjuring franchise and The Nun spin-off. His popular character makes Valak a successful merchandise in the market.
This year,ctional Aarons rejoined the franchise and played Valak in the film The Nun 2. The film will hit theaters on September 8, 2023.