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Top Gun: Maverick studio sued by screenwriter's cousin who claims he wrote 'key scenes' that made sequel a 'smash hit'

Top Gun: Maverick studio sued by screenwriter's cousin who claims he wrote 'key scenes' that made sequel a 'smash hit'

By Alipate Narawa
29/04/2025

A cousin of Top Gun: Maverick screenwriter Eric Singer is suing Paramount Pictures, claiming he wrote scenes for the Oscar-winning film but was never credited or compensated.

In court documents reviewed by PEOPLE, Shaun Gray alleges he worked on Maverick's script for five months with his cousin and with director Joseph Kosinski, including writing "key scenes for the screenplay that became the Film’s central edge-of-your-seat dramatic action sequences that made it a smash hit."

The court documents add that Gray maintained meticulous, time-stamped files and emails that document and track his writing of these key scenes and his significant contributions to the film and its screenplay.

The lawsuit for Gray, who has previously worked in visual effects according to his IMDb page, "seeks justice for Gray, a talented screenwriter, manipulated and exploited by Hollywood power players, and demands accountability from defendants that profited prodigiously by misappropriating Gray’s creative work.”

[Source: people.com]

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