Paramount Pictures is facing a potentially massive legal battle over the rights to its current hit movie Top Gun: Maverick.
The original Top Gun movie was based on a 1983 article in California magazine, and the author's heirs are suing Paramount Pictures, claiming that the studio is profiting wildly from the sequel, even though it no longer holds the copyright to the magazine story.
In the lawsuit, they argue that Paramount distributed Top Gun: Maverick without obtaining a new licence to use the underlying material.
The suit seeks damages as well as an injunction that would bar Paramount from distributing the film.
Top Gun: Maverick is currently the top grossing film in theaters, with a domestic haul nearing $300 million.
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