Tuesday, March 6, 2012

'Dragon Tattoo' copycat killed

A threatened lawsuit killed has CBS pilot for "Quean."

In an attempt to avoid legal action, Production Studio is Warner of Bros.. TV drama pilot about a crime to solve girl hacker, the teams with a male police detective, ditching, industry according to the gossip website deadline.com.

After receiving a letter from Sony Pictures, the Studio behind "The girl with the dragon tattoo," tried complaint about similarities between the proposed series and the hit film threatens franchise with Rooney Mara, Warner Bros.-TV, the series through revision of the pilot script store.

TOO CLOSE: Rooney Mara

While CBS "Quean" should author Ilene Chaiken satisfied executives his ("the L Word") been changes - including the white male COP in black female lawyer transform and give a friend the solitary hacker - Warner of Bros. TV lawyer is still the kibosh to use, because the series with a hacker is based.

CBS is also facing a similar situation with his "elementary" pilot about a modern Sherlock Holmes. To avoid is sued by the people behind the BBC "Sherlock", was the CBS series Holmes' (Jonny Lee Miller) Sidekick, Dr. John Watson, in a lady, the by Lucy Liu be played.


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