Some of the similarities between The Shape of Water and Let Me Hear You Whisper are uncanny, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Zindel will win.
Obviously, the studio isn’t going to confess to plagiarism, but it might be difficult for the Zindel family to prove del Toro knowingly copied Let Me Hear You Whisper given Fox’s stance.
Oscar frontrunner The Shape of Water is now facing a copyright infringement lawsuit due to the startling similarities between it and the play, Let Me Hear You Whisper.
As The Shape of Water‘s profile grew when it expanded to more theaters nationwide, people pointed out how much the story had in common with Let Me Hear You Whisper, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Zindel.