The production company behind the unreleased drama “Hotel Mumbai” starring actors Dev Patel and Armie Hammer has sued Weinstein Co. in an attempt to wrest control of the project from the bankrupt film studio, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy reported. The lawsuit, brought on Monday by producer Hotel Mumbai Partners Ltd., seeks a judgment that a 2016 agreement that gave Weinstein Co. licensing and distribution rights for the film terminated because the studio’s leadership “participated in a cover-up of Harvey Weinstein’s sordid history of sexual abuse.” Despite objections, agreements for both “Project Runway” and “Hotel Mumbai” remain packaged in the proposed $310 million acquisition of the studio by Dallas-based investment firm Lantern Capital Partners, court papers say. Other films Weinstein Co. has rights to include “The Current War” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Lantern’s offer is subject to a higher bids, should any materialize, at a bankruptcy auction scheduled for May 4. Read more.
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