Tess Gerritsen write a book title Gravity about a distaff spaceman strand in outer space when the eternal sleep of her crewmates are killed . Alfonso Cuaron wrote and directed a movie title Gravity about a female astronaut stranded in space when the relief of her crewmates are killed . Uh - oh .
Gerritsen is now suing Warner Bros. for copyright infringement of her book , which was published in 1999 . WB ’s New Line division did actually option her record book that same year , but according to the writer gave up in 2002 . tailor ahead to 2013 , when the pic Gravity is unblock in theaters and make over $ 700 million .
This is n’t exactly a slam - dunk case , though , since Gerritsen herself had previously denied the moving picture had anything to do with her Quran . From theNew York Times :
Her attorney , Glen L. Kulik , said in an interview that she initially dismissed similarities between her book and the motion picture — they were instantly raised online by her devotee when the movie was released — as “ one of those unknown coincidences , however improbable . ” At a public appearance in October , Ms. Gerritsen secern an inquisitive devotee , “ The movie is not based on my book , despite the similarity . ”
manifestly , now she thinks otherwise .
But Mr. Kulik said that Ms. Gerritsen in late months was grant information — he would not be specific — that make her to conceive that Alfonso Cuarón , who also directed “ Gravity , ” succeed an Oscar , based his screenplay on her rule book . “ We ’ve since come up with some other ties through a fiddling investigation , ” Mr. Kulik articulate , emphasizing that Ms. Gerritsen first made efforts to dissolve the difference of opinion privately .
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