The court in London will examine the legal dispute between a British production company and Eva Green from Thursday. The French actress is demanding money for her work on the never-released film A Patriot.
The 42-year-old actress, known for her role in the James Bond movie Casino Royalesays she is still entitled to approximately 1 million euros for her work on the film.
A Patriot was announced in 2018. In addition to Green, Helen Hunt and Charles Dance were also cast in the futuristic film. Production was discontinued in 2019. White Lantern Movie accused Green of letting the project collapse by making unreasonable demands.
The actress’s lawyer denied that his client deliberately held up the project, which cost 4.5 million euros. The actress said she wanted the film to be made. “She did everything she could to get this done,” said her counsel. A Patriot would have been “her passion project”.
Green did not appear on the opening day of the case on Wednesday. According to news agency AFP the case takes eight days. After that, the judge will make a decision.
