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Lucasfilm is being taken to court by producer Karyn McCarthy, who allegedly accepted a deal to executive produce Star Wars series The Acolyte over a competing offer that would’ve made her the highest paid producer for Apple. She accuses the studio of breaching her contract in a move that deprived her of a high-profile credit on a major TV series from a competitor and, as a result, millions of dollars.

“Without explanation, without reasons, without justification, Lucasflm told McCarthy it wanted out of the deal,” reads the complaint. “By this time, the Apple offer was gone — Apple had to move on and found another executive producer for Sugar. McCarthy now had neither deal.”

Lucasfilm disputes there was a contract in place, according to the suit. It didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

On April 7, series showrunner Leslye Headland formally offered McCarthy the position to executive produce The Acolyte,...

Lucasfilm, the production company home to all things “Star Wars,” has been hit with a wrongful termination lawsuit from “Ballers” executive producer Karyn McCarthy, who was axed from the Disney+ series “The Acolyte” after just a few weeks of work.

According to a complaint obtained by Variety, “As a result of its bad faith and wrongful termination, Defendants deprived Ms. McCarthy significant employment, from which she would have earned millions of dollars over the [life] of the series.”

Two weeks after Lucasfilm and McCarthy apparently settled on a “broad strokes” agreement, “without explanation, without reason, without justification, Lucasfilm told McCarthy it wanted out of the deal,” per the complaint.

McCarthy claims that boarding “The Acolyte” prevented her from taking on a “lucrative executive producer” position on the Apple series “Sugar.” According to her agent David Morris, this deal would have made McCarthy the “highest paid producer at Apple.”

But by the...

Exclusive: There is a disturbance in the Force.

On the same day it became public that Star Wars projects from Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins are now dormant, Lucasfilm has been hit with a breach of contract lawsuit over the upcoming The Acolyte.

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Ballers executive producer Karyn McCarthy has taken the Kathleen Kennedy-run Disney division to court over being pink-slipped from the Leslye Headland-created series last year after just a few weeks of work.

What makes this action all the more bitter and telling of streamer competition for top talent is that UTA-repped McCarthy was being actively courted by...

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When Nina and Allen (Jones) split up, they carefully divided their possessions. However, they've forgotten one key shared location: their favorite bar,...

"Who's ready for this sugar?!" IFC Films has revealed an official trailer for a holiday comedy called Bar Fight, arriving in theaters and on VOD to watch this November. There is only one way to settle the score after a break-up and for Nina (Melissa Fumero) and Allen (Luka Jones) it's a turf war for their favorite local bar. Lines have been drawn and with the help of Nina's best friend Chelsea (Rachel Bloom) it's going to be a winner takes all affair. The drinks are free flowing, the competition is fierce, and games are out-of-this-world crazy. With the bar on the line, this Bar Fight! is going to become a battle for the ages. Yeah this definitely sounds fun! But does it look any good? The cast includes Julian Gant, Vik Sahay, Caroline Harris, Shontae Saldana, David Carzell, Patrick Byas, and Dino Nicandros. This actually does look like a ton of fun,...