(2013)
WORLDVIEW ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC ET AL v. Wild Bunch, S.A.
WORLDVIEW ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC ET AL v. Creative Artists Agency LLC
WORLDVIEW ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC ET AL v. Wild Bunch, S.A.
Wild Bunch handled select foreign distribution for 3 Worldview Entertainment movies in this case — ‘Jimmy P.’, ‘The Search’ and ‘Wish I Was Here’. This lawsuit was filed by Worldview after they claimed that Wild Bunch owed them $1,075,000 in distribution fees for ‘Wish I Was Here’, but had kept $293,081 of that amount — because Wild Bunch offset the losses incurred by ‘Jimmy P.’ and ‘The Search’. Worldview claimed they owe Wild Bunch no money in relation to ‘Jimmy P.’ and ‘The Search’.
Judgment: Plaintiff’s case is DISMISSED without Prejudice.
WORLDVIEW ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC ET AL v. Creative Artists Agency LLC
Between 2010 and 2015, Worldview invested more than $55 million into more than 20 movies suggested by Creative Artists Agency (CAA). CAA and Worldview had arranged a first look agreement, where Worldview could have the option to invest into desirable movies that CAA was developing for their high profile clients. Worldview now claims that these were not ‘first look’ movie projects, but undesirable projects that other financiers had already passed on.
Worldview alleges that these poorly performing movies were deliberately given to them by CAA and had a catastrophic effect on the company — while CAA pocketed millions in fees from these flops. Worldview asserts that they had invested $750,000 into the “poorly performing” ‘Jimmy P.’. Worldview alleges that CAA defrauded them by falsely presenting these money losing movies, which were actually very high risk.