Warren Beatty and Dick Tracy 2

Our reporter from Croatia seal_fk informs us that today Croatian website Vip Movies
reprises the news about the trouble actor and director Warren Beatty has with his project of a Dick Tracy sequel.

Warren Beatty wants to make a new movie featuring the comic book detective but has been prevented from doing that by Tribune Media Services, which claims control over Tracy’s character.

Beatty, in response, has sued the Chicago-based company for $30 million, saying Tribune violated a complex agreement regarding the Tracy rights.

Under the 1985 agreement, Beatty took control of the Tracy character from Tribune but was required to give it back at the company’s request under several conditions and following a two-year notification process.

Beatty gave the rights to The Walt Disney Co. and in 1990 starred in and produced “Dick Tracy” for Disney. The film, co-staring Madonna,” made more than $100 million.

In 2002, according to Beatty‘s lawsuit filed Friday in Superior Court, Tribune took back control of Tracy and notified Disney — but not through the process outlined in the agreement.

Disney rejected Tribune’s claim and gave Beatty back most of the rights this month, his attorney Bertram Fields said Monday.

Beatty is now ready to make another film and “has a very good idea” for the story but has been held back by Tribune’s claim, Fields said.

Fields said Beatty’s original agreement with Tribune was negotiated specifically to allow the 68-year-old actor a chance to make another Tracy film. “It was very carefully done and they just ignored it,” he said. “The Tribune is a big, powerful company and they think they can just run roughshod over people. They picked the wrong guy.”

Madonna on Merchandise of the Original Dick Tracy (1990)

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Source: Yahoo/vip movies