Django Unchained Movie Director, Quentin Tarantino sued for 'hundreds of millions' on copyright

The 52-year-old Django Unchained filmmaker has been sued by a father and son writing duo who accused him of copyright infringement over his hit 2012 movie. Quentin Tarantino was named as a defendant along with The Weinstein Company and Columbia Pictures, according to an article on Wednesday by Variety. The lawsuit was filed on December 24 in federal court in Washington DC by Oscar Colvin, Jr., and his son Torrance J. Colvin.

 

The Colvins allege the defendants infringed on their screenplay Freedom and cited what they claimed were extensive similarites to Tarantino's script.

Tarantino wrote the screenplay and directed Django Unchained and it became his highest-grossing film with more than $425 million at the worldwide box office.