One wonders if this ruling will lead to more lawsuits of this kind being filed in the same court.
Displeased by this ruling, Besson filed an appeal, which as it turns was a big mistake.
Unfortunately for Lockout writer and executive producer Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), one person who didn’t forget about it was Carpenter, who – along with co-writer Nick Castle and rights holder Studio Canal – sued the French filmmaker for plagiarism.
Are Lockout and Escape from New York very similar films?