The fate of many screen versions with the participation of real heroes are doomed to scandal! Necessarily in the history there will be people who will remain dissatisfied with the script, footage, types and actors, so deciding to shoot - be ready for high-profile litigation! The passions surrounding the movie "The Wolf from Wall Street", filmed in 2013, have not died down yet, the producers, writers, director and Leonardo DiCaprio have to defend their rights to the painting and artistic fiction. Who does not give glory to the movie?
The stumbling block was not the main character of the financial broker and adventurer Jordan Belfort, played by DiCaprio, and his general adviser Andrew Greene, who in the film appears under the name of Nicky Koscoff. It is he who accuses the participants of the film of slander, misinterpretation of facts and the destruction of his "honest name".
Andrew Greene: offended and offended
The author of the claims, both in the film and in real life, was among the proxies of Jordan Belfort and more than once attended his loud parties. In addition, the "adviser" was in the case of the financier's machinations and was aware of all his boss's criminal transactions! Now Andrew Green claims that he was slandered, but the real facts were distorted to attract scandalous popularity to the film.
For the first time, "offended" Green appealed to the court in 2015, accusing the producers of the film of violating his private life and deliberate slander, which affected the reputation of the victim. The court dismissed the claim and demanded additional evidence for the prosecution. For three years, representatives of both sides studied the details of the biography of Green and the other day met in court for a final decision: "Was there any slander and does the producer center have the right to art fiction?".
Right to artistic fiction
During the trial, they found out that to create the film, neither Leonardo DiCaprio nor director Martin Scorsese studied in detail the actual situation, but only used the book of Jordan Belfort. The actor himself commented on the situation to attorney Andrew Green:
"I read the book of Jordan, talked to him a little, then I watched the people who work in this business. In addition, I visited Wall Street. Actually, that's all I needed for the role. "
What did Martin Scorsese say in his defense? As it turned out, the director only read the book, did not bother searching for additional information and checking the data. The screenwriter of the movie "The Wolf from Wall Street" tried to convince the jury and the court that the creation of a movie is not only about the facts, but also the creation of an interesting story where the characters acquire additional character traits and sometimes join several real people! Alas, but the writer was also not interested in real history, only scandal and material was important for him!
Lawyer Andrew Greene noted that none of the crew did not address the victim for more information, further exacerbating his situation! Now Green tries to attract attention to the situation of filming of films based on real events and tightening of laws that should regulate "private and public". The fine line between artistic fiction and reality, should be clearly stipulated with all, and not only with the main character.
Attempt to appeal to the words and book of Jordan Belfort in court failed, the lawyer noted:
"We are worried that all the arguments boil down to the testimony of Jordan Belfort, whose honesty nobody is sure! Mr. Belfort is a pathological deceiver and everyone knows about this, not just the judicial system of America. To speak of him as a reliable source and build a whole story on his story means to be careless about real facts and irresponsible as a professional. "
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To date, legal proceedings are still underway and the results of the claim are unknown.