Ana De Armas has created a niche for herself in a short period of time. This year, the Cuban-Spanish actress became the talk of the town for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the biographical drama ‘Blonde‘. It earned her a nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Recently, a federal judge ruled on something that has a connection to her. Some of her fans had filed a lawsuit over deceptive film trailers. Let’s find out what this lawsuit is about and what the judge said in this issue that has a connection with the ‘No Time to Die’ actress.
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Fans Of Ana De Armas Filed A Lawsuit
Stephen Wilson, a U.S. District Judge, issued a ruling in a deceptive movie trailer case involving the 2019 flick ‘Yesterday.’ The film follows a scenario where no one has heard the songs of The Beatles.
According to Variety, the judge ruled on Tuesday that a film studio can be sued under false advertising laws if they release manipulative and deceptive trailers of their films.
In January, two fans of Ana De Armas filed a lawsuit after they rented ‘Yesterday‘; Armas was featured in the trailer. However, the actress was removed from the final film. Universal, the studio behind the film, tried to throw the lawsuit by stating that trailers have freedom of broad protection under the First Amendment.
Their lawyers said that a trailer is an “artistic, expressive work” and should only be considered “non-commercial” speech.
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What Did The Judge Say?
Wilson rejected the studio’s argument by stating that a trailer is subject to the California False Adverting Law and the state’s Unfair Competition Law.
“Universal is correct that trailers involve some creativity and editorial discretion, but this creativity does not outweigh the commercial nature of a trailer,” the judge ruled.
They continued, “At its core, a trailer is an advertisement designed to sell a movie by providing consumers with a preview of the movie.” De Armas was initially supposed to play the love interest of the film’s lead. According to its writer, her role was cut because audiences didn’t like the idea of the lead moving away from his main love interest.
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