Karyn McCarthy, Former Producer Of 'The Acolyte', Suing Disney For Breach Of Contract
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Just after Lucasfilm officially put the brakes on two movies, they find themselves in hot water after firing The Acolyte producer Karyn McCarthy. McCarthy turned down an offer to be an executive producer on the Apple series Sugar, which her agent claims would have made her the highest-paid producer at Apple.
After working on The Acolyte for a brief time before getting fired, the Apple deal was no longer on the table, leaving McCarthy with no offers. “Two weeks later, without explanation, without reason, without justification, Lucasfilm told McCarthy it wanted out of the deal,” read a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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When McMarthy asked for payment for the work she did, she claimed that Lucasfilm “denied that they even had an agreement, even though (1) they had made their offer containing all of the material deal points; (2) McCarthy accepted that offer; (3) Lucasfilm had McCarthy start right away; and (4) Lucasfilm sent to McCarthy a memorandum of agreement, memorializing the terms including that McCarthy had already commenced working.”
McCarthy’s council released the following statement. “For over 35 years, Karyn has hired thousands of people for several major studios on many high-profile projects. She knows when a deal is a deal. Throughout her entire career — from office assistant, location manager, unit production manager and eventually producer — she has prioritized fairness, kindness and human decency. Even after the bizarre and unfounded termination, Karyn approached Lucasfilm without a lawyer to get paid for what she was owed. Lucasfilm responded with lawyers and lies. Filing suit was the last resort.”
As of now, Lucasfilm has not responded to the lawsuit, or commented on the situation. The Acolyte currently does not have an official release date.
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