Costner goes on to allege that during this year’s Shanghai film festival, Kylin attracted investment in the film as a result of promoting Costner and Bernstein’s involvement.
The suit claims that under the terms of the contract, Costner and fellow producer Armyan Bernstein would receive $3m, and their production companies, Treehouse and Beacon Films, would receive a further $1m and a share of profits from the film.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Costner says Kylin Pictures signed a contract with his Treehouse Films production company to produce and rewrite the screenplay for a film called Shanghai Sojourners.
Kevin Costner is suing a Chinese production company for allegedly using his name to help sell a film and then removing him from the project without paying him.