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A screenwriter says in a lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. that he was promised a cut of merchandising from the three “Mighty Ducks” movies and hasn’t received a cent.
Steven Brill, who wrote the movies starring Emilio Estevez as the reluctant coach for an underdog youth hockey team, said his contract entitles him to 5 percent of gross merchandising revenues.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks $25 million for revenue earned since 1993 plus any future merchandising earnings, said Brill’s lawyer, Pierce O’Donnell.
O’Donnell estimated that Disney has earned about $1 billion in Mighty Ducks merchandise sales, box office sales and TV broadcasting rights.
Ken Green, a spokesman for Disney, wouldn’t comment.
