No Money for Old Men!
Tommy Lee Jones sues Paramount over the $10 million he claims he is owed.
Matt here Tommy Lee Jones, the lead character (well according to the Academy anyway, and I guess it was his story) of No Country For Old Men is suing Paramount for $10 milllion, the money he claims he is owed for starring in the picture which earned four Oscar nominations last year. It's claimed that Jones was promised a "significant box-office bonuses" and other similar financial compensation depending on the success of the film, which turned out to be bigger than anyone expected taking in over $160 million worldwide. Jones, who agreed a relatively small fee to initially star in the picture hoping to make further profit down the line points to errors in his Paramount contract that were never properly rectified, claiming that the studio knew about them before they handed it over to Jones. Jones is asking that an auditor to look over the contracts and determine how much he should be paid. More on this in yesterday's VARIETY.