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Jennifer Aniston’s upcoming film “Love Happens” may not actually come out this weekend, according to Cinematical and TMZ. Two screenwriters for another film called “The Truth” claim that the script for “Love Happens” is just a stolen version of their film, and they’re suing to stop the release. And a piece of the film’s expected profits, which they’ve ballparked at a hysterical and logical $100 million.
Those of you planning a night out at the movies this weekend with Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart might want to do some extra finger crossing because there’s a small chance love might not happen if two jaded screenwriters get their way. According to TMZ, screenwriters Greg Crowder and Tony Freitas are attempting to block the release of Universal’s Love Happens this weekend because they feel the script for the film was stolen from them. That’s right — if Crowder and Freitas are to be believed, love already happened a few years ago when they handed the VP of Production for Universal a script called The Truth, which, we imagine, was a love story about love happening and then not happening, but thankfully happening again right before the end.
At the time Universal said the script needed a rewrite, but both writers wanted to be paid for said rewrite and that’s when the deal fell apart. Then, earlier this year the duo submitted the script to another company, who then turned around and accused the writers of stealing the script from the upcoming Aniston/Eckhart vehicle. One imagines Greg and Tony then turned around, looked at each other and said something like, “Wait, did that just happen?”
So, now, these writers want to either block the release of Love Happens this weekend or receive a piece of its profits, which they hilariously estimate at more than $100 million. May as well demand the film’s future Oscar while they’re at it …
[From Cinematical]
I hate romantic comedies for about a million reasons, so my first thought was “Why would these guys want to take credit for this?” And that is not an Aniston slam, that is a romcom slam. Even though Cinematical seems to be taking the angle that these guys are full of it, I didn’t really find any evidence that their claims are clear B.S. All sorts of written work does get stolen. Considering most writers know this, I’m assuming they in some way kept documentation of their meetings and who they sent the script to.
In related Aniston news, she was on “The Tonight Show” last night and gave a fairly bland interview. While she obviously comes across as very nice, she took it a little too far and seemed sort of cheesy and suck uppity. I winced a few times. It wasn’t just what she said but the tone she said it in. Like at the beginning Jennifer comes out to tons of applause, whooping, and hollering from the audience. Conan says “Wow… I get the feeling that happens whenever you walk into a room.” To which Jen replies, “No, I think I just need you to be in the room as well, then it’ll happen!” She told a story about being frightened by Courteney Cox’s giant head on a passing advertisement on a bus. It was okay. Big heads are funny, can’t lie about that.
Jen also mentioned that she wants to open up a Mexican restaurant one day, noting, “I love Mexican food and usually a really great night is had inside a Mexican restaurant.” She mentioned that her dad had a restaurant in New York back in the day and that she used to waitress – which she’d like to take up again once in a while if she opened her own spot. Interestingly, Jen’s former supposed Bradley Cooper competition Renee Zellweger just opened up a New York Mexican restaurant this summer. Hers is in the Hamptons, but close enough. Wonder if that was a little dig perhaps? Maybe Aniston’s letting Renee know the competition isn’t over.
Here’s Jennifer at the “Love Happens” premiere in L.A. last night. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .
Written by JayBird
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Here comes the *** Dog Fight*****
( Hurring to get popcorn for this one )
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These screenwriters must have had whatever Kanye had if they think this movie is going to make $100 million in profit. Unless Jennifer is co-starring with a major comedian, I don’t think she’s had any major hits. Based on the commercials I think “Love Happens” is a romantic-drama. If it’s supposed to be comedic, the writers really missed the mark.
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Seeing as Management barely cleared $1 million worldwide, where do you figure that this film’s “expected profits of $100 million” is “logical”?
There have been NO post-premiere-pre-release reviews of this movie. Anywhere.
It does sound a tad as if the people involved with this film are getting cold feet over the prospect of it turning into Management 2.
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ah, but maybe there’s a puppy in there somewhere. that rescued one of her films from obscurity. the ferret, not so much.
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to journey…Good one!
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A couple of reviews have trickled in for this new movie, and both say pretty much the same thing:
1) zero chemistry between Aniston and Eckhart
2) storyline from hunger
3) movie is boring
$100 million expected profit? Somebody pass the bong.
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not really into seeing the movie, i just wanted to see it b/c it was filmed in portland, but movie was set in seattle.
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Not because I’m an aniston hater like a few posters above (ahem *chey….*) that will target her personally every chance they get, she seems like a decent person to me. But I do find most romantic comedies to be a bore regardless of who the stars are and at the rate she’s been churning out movies of this genre I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s another snooze fest. Although I’m looking forward to seeing the movie she stars in with Gerard. I’m hoping it’ll have something worth watching anyway.
But talking about horrible romantic comedies, Gigli was on tv the other day and I decided to watch it for fun to see if it’s as bad as everyone made it out to be. That movie is a freaking stupid fest of the worst kind. I feel so ashamed for JLo and Ben for being linked to that atrocity.
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DD: Check yourself. I didn’t say anything about her. I mentioned her movies. Management bombed and the two reviews out so far for this one are plain bad. Who knows, the movie may do okay. But I think it’s going to get beat up by Megan Fox’s movie — which, incidentally, has some overall lousy reviews.
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Sorry but all the pr stunts in the world is going to help that movie. I’m not bothering to see it.
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There really needs to be some place or organization or sterner laws that a script can be placed and the writers acknowledged. It seems copyright is meaningless these days and writers are getting screwed around by Hollywood studios who with all the money can simply steam roll any accusation. No wonder Hollywood is remaking every movie from the past. They don’t have to rely on novice writers or originality, but just remake a old script and idea.
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Oooo, I bet the lawsuit is because she is ugly!
I am kidding, I thought I would call her ugly before anyone else got the chance. Seems that is usually mentioned in every Aniston post.
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Nothing against her, but when has Jennifer Aniston ever starred in a $100 million box-office smash? Those guys must be incredibly dumb and/or delusional.
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Damn, and I was all psyched to go see JA’s latest bit of fluff movie.
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Now, I do actually have a policy of trying to avoid Aniston posts (I do! I’m not always successful at sticking to it, but the policy is there).
But I caught a bit of The Breakup the other week, which I liked when I saw it in the cinema. And I thought she was fine in it. She and Vince had good chemistry. Then again I’m a Vince fan, so what do I know?
But I rented “He’s Just Not That Into You” last night. Again, she was pretty competent at what she was given (I’d have preferred to see more of that storyline, maybe as a separate film, it seemed a bit tacked-on tbh). Although I was more distracted by how skeletal Ben Affleck looked than anything.
In these rom-coms she’s perfectly competent, even though it does come across as a bit provinical-Rachel-Green-not-hopped-up-on-coke-and-caffiene. I think Aaron Eckhart is the bees knees, but I’m unlikely to go and see this in the cinema.
Unfortunately, I can’t abide the woman in interviews, so I won’t be clicking the link above
I’m sure she’s perfectly nice, a little dippy, but nice, but interview persona rubs me up the wrong way, royally.
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Eckhart’s “iffy”. I thought he was great in “The Black Dahlia” (a not-so-great film) and “The Dark Knight”. He’s been so-so in some other films. I don’t see him in a rom-com at all. And based on the reviews so far, he may wish he’d passed on this one. Three reviews on up on rottentomatoes.com as I post this, two by top critics, all three of them negative.
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