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Suicide Squad Fan Suing Studio For 'False Advertising' Over Lack of Joker Scenes (independent.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes from a report via The Independent: Reddit user BlackPanther2016 has threatened to begin legal action against Warner Bros and DC Comics later this week, claiming that teasing Joker scenes in trailers that did not make the final film amounts to "unjust false advertising." The disgruntled superhero fan argued in a post on Movies subreddit that he should receive a refund after driving 300 miles to London to watch "specific scenes explicitly advertised in TV ads" only to leave feeling ripped off. He says he will file a lawsuit on August 11, with his "lawyer" brother leading the case. Part of his litigious post reads: "Suicide Squad trailers showcased several specific Joker scenes that I had to pay for the whole movie just so that I can go watch those specific scenes that Warner Bros/DC Comics had advertised in their trailers and TV spots. These scenes are: when Joker banged his head on his car window, when Joker says 'Let me show you my toys,' when Joker punches the roof of his car, when Joker drops a bomb with his face all messed up and says, 'Bye bye!' None of these scenes were in the movie." Last week, Suicide Squad fans petitioned to shut down rotten tomatoes over negative reviews.
almost all trailers show footage or music that end up getting cut from the final film for various reasons. Kung fu hustle did it with Ball room blitz playing the the trailer for a fight scene but never in the movie. made the fight scene less awesome for me. Though I doubt any lawsuit would make it very far.
What a weird bunch of fans. I don't understand them at all. Where did they come from?
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
This is a good thing, fake trailers that badly mis-represent the film should be strongly discouraged. The scenes were in the trailer and not even in the movie.
However, this guy is a twat. He's doing it wrong. In the UK you don't file a "lawsuit" over it. He needs to do the following:
1. Request a refund from the studio, including travel costs.
2. When they refuse, file a claim with Small Claims Court. You don't need a lawyer but it sounds like he needs one. A real one.
3. Eventually win back your £10 cinema ticket, travel costs and court fees. Total is likely to be less than £100, unless he went by train in which case maybe £200.
We don't have punitive damages and it's unlikely he would get much for "mental anguish" etc.
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"He needs to do the following:"
No, you need to read the fucking article and realize that's ALREADY what's happening.
And to boot, he's calling them into court to answer for violating These simple fucking advertising rules.
It's really sad that I seem to know your own country, and laws, better than you do. Maybe that's because I've done actual business there.
Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.