„Terrifier“-Schauspielerin verklagt wegen Backend-Deal – Catherine Corcoran behauptet in einer Klage, dass sie einen Deal über ein Prozent aller Gewinne im gesamten Franchise abgeschlossen hat, dass ihr bisher jedoch nur rund 8.300 US-Dollar gezahlt wurden.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/terrifier-actress-sues-backend-deal-1236411032
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People need to stop signing deals for profits and start signing deals for revenue.
>Since the film’s 2016 release, the ultraviolent killer-clown slasher has become an unlikely hit, unexpectedly breaking into the mainstream and earning millions at the box office. But Catherine Corcoran, the actress in the iconic scene, alleges she hasn’t seen her cut of profits from the franchise. She filed a lawsuit on Sunday in California federal court accusing the producers of the film of breach of contract over her backend deal for one percent of all profits.
>“This case presents an all-too-common story of low budget film producers taking advantage of a young actress through fraud, sexual harassment and, ultimately, betrayal,” states the complaint.
>Starring in one of the series’ most enduring scenes, Corcoran, who plays Dawn as one of Art’s first on-screen victims, was hung upside down by her ankles. She agreed to the then-SAG minimum daily rate of $100 but reached a deal that pays “1% of profits generated from Terrifier,” which includes box office, streaming, live events and merchandise, among other things, according to the complaint.
>After the sequel premiered in 2022, Corcoran says she began receiving intermittent royalty payments. Thus far, she’s been paid roughly $8,300 under her 2015 deal, which notes it “shall remain in effect for a period of two years,” the lawsuit claims. When she confronted director Damien Leone and producer Phil Falcone, Corcoran was allegedly “brushed off” and was told that the production “doesn’t keep records.”
>An attorney for Leone, Larry Zerner, stated: “Damien and Phil deny the claims in the complaint and will vigorously defend this lawsuit.”
>Corcoran’s lawsuit brings several claims for and related to breach of contract, as well as some alleging violations of laws over the distribution of sexually explicit material.
>Per the complaint, Corcoran wasn’t told ahead of shooting that she would be fully nude in the scene in which she’s killed in violation of SAG rules, which require producers to obtain written consent from talent for such sequences.
>The lawsuit, which names Leone and Dark Age Cinema, also details allegedly grueling working conditions during filming. To mitigate the pooling of blood in her head while suspended by her ankles, Corcoran shot the scene in 40-second increments across ten hours, with a platform placed underneath her at some points so she laid horizontally. She says her doctor had told her that she suffered cranial swelling and eardrum damage as a result of being upside down.
>“Were it not for Corcoran’s willingness to take a risk on this production and receive her compensation on the back-end, the series would not exist as it could not have been made on a shoe-string budget otherwise,” writes Devin McRae, a lawyer for Corcoran, in the complaint. “However, when it came time to pay what was owed, the producers chose to cheat her.”
she recently was at Scaradise a horror convention in tampa, and spoke about that scene and everyone kinda laughed it off like it was something silly and that shit sounded straight up horrific, glad shes doing something about it
If I remember correctly, this isn’t the first time people have talked about being treated badly by those involved in this franchise. There was an extra a while ago who mentioned feeling pressured into doing things on set that they were uncomfortable with and then being told their pay would be withheld and they’d be blacklisted if they didn’t do what was asked of them…
Meanwhile the studios are like, „Um, what profits? We only see revenue, but there are *sooooo many* losses to cover.“
Funny. Who is this chick? Cause all I remember is art the clown. In fact I only see these movies for art the clown only.
I feel for her but why would she be entitled to a percentage of profits across the franchise when she’s only in one movie? That’s bizarre.
“Thus far, she’s been paid roughly $8,300 under her 2015 deal, which notes it “shall remain in effect for a period of two years”
If the deal only last two years, like this says, then her pay is probably pretty accurate. Production issues aside. Terrifier only became a big thing post covid unless I was completely under a rock.
Typical „Hollywood accounting.“ Nothing ever makes a profit everything is a loss, and everyone who did actual work gets screwed over while the execs pay themselves on the ass.
I hope she gets paid
Just went into a Spirit Halloween and they had a Lot of Terrifier merch.
I don’t think the argument is she’s trying to continue to get royalties beyond her 2 years, it’s that she didn’t get the royalties those first 2 years.
“That movie made so much money that even the best accountants in Hollywood couldn’t prove that it made nothing.”
Sony laid off the team that would fight this stuff. Now is the time for actors to file their lawsuits.