In the 80s and 90s, Kevin Costnerstarring in the Yellowstone series, is on the rise. After The Untouchableshe continues Dance with wolves, denigrated before triumphing, in 1990, and Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves the following year. Before giving the answer to Whitney Houston in worship Bodyguard (1992). These last three films also constitute the actor-director's top three at the box office. Even today, Robin Hood remains one of the most striking and popular performances of his career. Committed to the film a few days before filming, Kevin Costner responds to Morgan Freemansuffering from a long-unrecognized illness, Alan Rickmanwho wanted to continue to play his role in Harry Potter despite his cancer, or even Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Despite not always very positive reviews, Kevin Reynolds' film was a great success with spectators, grossing nearly 400 million dollars worldwide. However, behind the scenes, relations between the star of the film and the production have cooled… around twenty years after the film's release.
When Kevin Costner sues the producers of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves
Headliner of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, Kevin Costnervery well paid for Yellowstone, undoubtedly received a significant fee for his performance. A sum which, however, was not enough for him. In 2012, the Oscar-winning director sued Morgan Creek, the production company behind the film. The reason? The firm would have stopped paying him sums linked to the profits from the feature film (DVD, TV broadcasts, etc.). “Every actor hopes to star in a big movie that will generate substantial profits. But if you're hoping to earn money from the success of your movie and want to get paid on time, there's one company you won't have to work with. no business, it's Morgan Creek”explained the lawyers of Kevin Costner in the complaint according to The Hollywood Reporter. Before completing: “Morgan Creek signed a contract with Mr. Costner for his participation in the film. They promised him that if the film was a success, they would share the profits with him. However, when the time came to take stock, Morgan Creek was suddenly less friendly.”.
The producers of Robin Hood in turn sue Kevin Costner
According to them, the actor's contract stipulated that he was to be paid 15% of the film's revenue once the 100 million mark was exceeded. Gold, Kevin Costnerwho had plunged back into his childhood memories to Leisure TVargues that he received no payment between 2010 and 2011, and that he had received late payments between 2004 and 2009. For its part, the production company was at the time surprised by the late awakening from the actor: “Why, 22 years later, does Mr. Costner have a problem with our accounting procedures or the way we run our business. We paid him $40 million. I think we were nice to him. I wonder if he made that much on the other films he made.”defended the CEO of Morgan Creek. In 2013, the production company in turn took legal action Kevin Costnermarried to a former German model. A few days before the trial, the two parties involved finally reached a financial agreement. Robin Hood robbed the rich to… bail himself out.
