“White Storm 2” Sued for Plagiarism

Produced by and starring Andy Lau (劉德華), Hong Kong thriller movie White Storm 2: Drug Lords is involved in a legal conflict for presumably plagiarizing 2006 Chinese movie, Love From Angel. Aside from the production business being taken legal action against, 10 other people are linked in the event consisting of Andy and 3 film writers In court, Love from Angel’s production business, Chengdu Global Bona Culture Media Co Ltd required 99,999,999 Chinese yuan in payment and offered 95 pieces of proof to support their case. Arguing that the characters and narrative gadgets are almost similar, they likewise purchased a 40-minute video to compare the films on a scene-by-scene basis and kept in mind 196 of supposed plagiarized information. Andy is the offender in the case, the star did not appear in court and asked to be represented by his attorney. They argued that plagiarism might not have actually happened as Love From Angel is a love movie while White Storm 2 is an action movie themed around cops and triad. Following the trial, the chairman of Chendu Global Bona Culture Media decreased mediation in court and will be waiting on the court’s judgment at a later date. Source: HK On CC This short article is composed by Sammi for JayneStars.com.

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