The famous director Quentin Tarantino was sued by the Hollywood studio Miramax as he announced plans to sell seven unique non-fungible tokens or NFTs based on the hit film Pulp Fiction, including scenes from an early script that were cut from the final version.
It was announced that the NFT sale also included a digital version of the movie’s iconic ‘Royal with Cheese’ scene and a recording of Tarantino revealing the secrets of the project.
According to reports from NBC News, Miramax filed a lawsuit in a Federal Court in LA alleging the director signed away all media rights when the film was being developed and his plans to sell NFTs page scans and digital film props. Miramax attorney Bart Williams said that Tarantino’s team chose to recklessly, greedily, and intentionally disregard the agreement which Tarantino signed instead of following the clear legal and ethical approach of simply communicating with Miramax about his proposed ideas.
A lawyer responded to a cease-and-desist letter saying the director holds the reserved rights to print the publication of the script, but Miramax argued that print publication and NFTs are not the same.
According to the suit statements, “The proposed sale of a few original script pages or scenes as an NFT is a one-time transaction, which does not constitute publication, and in any event, does not fall within the intended meaning of ‘print publication’ or ‘screenplay publication.’ The right to sell NFTs of such excerpts of any version of the screenplay to Pulp Fiction is owned and controlled by Miramax.”
Net Worth Of Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino is a successful director and producer, and writer of the Hollywood film industry, earning numerous awards. His estimated net worth is $120 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
The 58-year-old Tarantino shared with The Moment podcast how his mother Connie Zastopil mocked his dreams to become a writer as a child. He said, “when she said that to me in that sarcastic way, I was in my head, and I go: ‘OK lady, when I become a successful writer, you will never see one penny from my success.’ I helped her out with a jam with the IRS. But no house, no Cadillac, no house.” He said that there are consequences for your words as you deal with the children.
The Academy Award-winning director, Tarantino had shared with HBO Max show, Real Time with Bill Maher, he wanted to quit after a long decade career explaining,
“I don’t have a reason that I would want to say out loud, that’s gonna win any argument in a court of public opinion or Supreme court or any thing like that. At the same time, working for 30 years doing as many as movies I've done, it’s not as many as other people but like that’s a long career. That’s a really long career. And I've given it everything I have, every single solitary thing I have.”
The famous director Quentin Tarantino shared how he would choose his middle name ‘Jerome’ as his last name instead of Tarantino. He simply chose Tarantino as it sounded cool; it was Italian. He said, “it had nothing to do with my family. It also had the benefit of reinvention because I had never used it.”
His first screenplay was My Best Friend’s Birthday which later formed True Romance. His debut as a director was Reservoir Dogs in 1992. He released Pulp Fiction in 1994 and got nominated for the category of Best Director for the Academy Awards. He was made the President of Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004.
His film, Inglorious Basterds, released in 2009, was one of the biggest American Blockbusters to date and earned a whopping $321 million in theatres worldwide.
His other film, Django Unchained, released in 2012, became his highest-grossing film to date earning $424 million. The movie also earned him several awards and accolades, including the Academy Awards and the BAFTA awards.
Quentin Tarantino Married Life With Wife Daniella Pick
Quentin Tarantino had dated many celebrities like comedian Kathy Griffin, fellow Academy Award-winning director Sofia Coppola, and actress Mira Sorvino. However, he had his heart settle with Daniella Pick, whom he met in Israel while promoting his film Inglorious Basterds. They dated for a short period at the time. However, they reignited their romance in 2016 and got engaged in 2017.
The couple had their engagement in New York, where many actors from his movies were invited, such as Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Diane Kruger. They got married in November 2018 and have an age gap of 20 years. Pick’s rep said that they got married in an intimate and private wedding with close friends and family in Los Angeles.
As per a source, the ceremony was inside in front of a small group of family and friends, including Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, and Eli Roth.
Pick also posted on her Instagram at the time of her Instagram, writing, “ THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE. We're so excited and happy to celebrate our engagement here in Israel. Thanks for your kind wishes. We feel truly blessed.”
Daniella Pick was born in 1983 and had a renowned musician father named Svika Pick. Daniella followed her father’s footsteps and started her singing career with her sister Sharona in the early 2000s. They were known as ‘The Pick Sisters.’ Daniella is also a recognized model with an estimated net worth of $100 million.
The couple welcomed their first child after two years of their marriage; as a reporter said in a statement, “Daniella and Quentin Tarantino are happy to announce the birth of their first child.”
Back in August 2020, a spokesperson reported that Daniella and Quentin Tarantino are very delighted to announce that they were expecting a baby.