Tarantino Sues Over Stolen Screenplay

A livid Quentin Tarantino has sued an entertainment website for publishing his latest screenplay, entitled the 'The Hateful Eight'.  Tarantino's films are known for being edgy, provocative, unnerving, and well written. Unfortunately, 'The Hateful Eight' (which was ready for production) has now been back-burnered by Tarantino.

The rumor is that someone close to the project leaked the screenplay to Gawker Media, which then posted the following to its website, "Here Is The Leaked Quentin Tarantino Hateful Eight Script". This notice was accompanied by a link to the 146 page screenplay.  Reports say that Tarantino was furious, saying, "I am very, very depressed" and quickly had a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Gawker.  Although it is not known, at this time, who leaked the script, Tarantino hinted that it may have been the talent agent of either Mike Madsen or Bruce Dern - who were set for roles in the new movie.

The lawsuit, in part, reads "Gawker Media has made a business of predatory journalism, violating peoples rights to make a buck,  This time they went too far.  Rather than merely publishing a news story, reporting that Plaintiff's screenplay may have been circulating in Hollywood, without his permission, Gawker Media crossed the journalistic line by resenting itself as the first source to read and disseminate the entire Screenplay illegally".  The premise of  'The Hateful Eight' centers around bounty hunters transporting prisoners through 19th century Wyoming.

Tarantino's movie repertoire is short but all of his films have become classic/cult features: 'Reservoir Dogs' (1993), 'Pulp Fiction' (1994), 'Jackie Brown' (1997), 'Kill Bill-1' (2004), 'Kill Bill-2' (2005), 'Death Proof' (2007), 'Inglorious Bastards' (2010), and 'Django Unchained' (2013).  It can be said that Tarantino is one of the best film makers of this generation - who, at 50, has a long way to go. I hope 'The Hateful Eight' makes it to the big screen.