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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Writer’s Cousin Sues, Claiming He Wrote Key Scenes
The cousin of 'Top Gun: Maverick' screenwriter Eric Singer sued Paramount on Sunday, claiming he wrote key action scenes in the film.
The cousin of “ Top Gun: Maverick ” screenwriter Eric Singer sued Paramount Pictures on Sunday, claiming he wrote key action scenes in the film without credit or compensation. Gray’s lawyer, Marc Toberoff, previously sued Paramount on behalf of the family of Ehud Yonay, the magazine writer who authored the 1983 article on which the original “Top Gun” was based. In this case, Gray alleges that he wrote no fewer than a dozen action scenes for “Top Gun: Maverick,” which ended up in the film and “made it a smash hit.”
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