James Franco’s true-life comedy The Disaster Artist has been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at this year’s Oscars, but the writer of the original screenplay has filed a lawsuit claiming he was tricked into selling the rights to his drafts for a paltry sum.
Ultimately Moody received no credit for The Disaster Artist, and was eventually told that On the Bus would only be given a budget of $50,000.
However, in January director James Franco was accused of sexual misconduct by five women, and The Disaster Artist is now facing fresh controversy just a few days before this year’s Oscars ceremony.
Still, it may well taint celebrations if Neustadter and Weber’s screenplay wins the award amid accusations of The Disaster Artist‘s original writer getting ripped off.