The Duffer Brothers Failed to Get Plagiarism Case Tossed Out, Are Headed to Court Next Month
Bad news for Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers yesterday, as they were hoping to see the plagiarism case they’ve been fighting get thrown out. They had no such luck. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Stern used a lot of fancy verbiage, but essentially said that it’s a he-said they-said situation without a whole lot of evidence, so it’s off to court they go.
The he in the situation is filmmaker Charlie Kessler, who used to be a friend of the Duffers. Kessler has written and directed some short films over the years, as well as worked as crew on all of the Netflix Marvel series. Kessler claims in his initial April 2018 filing that he told the Duffers four years ago about his idea for a story that is essentially Stranger Things.
The Duffers say there is nothing to this claim and that Kessler is just in this for a payout. I have no idea who is telling the truth. I just don’t want it to affect the future of Stranger Things. I guess we will find out more next month when they go back to court.
via: Deadline