The copyright suit argues that the pic borrows substantially from Ellison's prize-winning 1965 short story "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman and he is seeking an injunction to prevent the film's October 28th release.
The film's story is set in a society where people engineered to stop ageing at 25-years-old and time has become the currency of the realm. The wealthy are practically immortal while the majority of the populous struggles to bank what extra time they can. The film sees a ghetto rebel (Justin Timberlake) wrongly accused of murder who is forced to go into hiding with a beautiful and rich hostage (Amanda Seyfried). They soon begin a steamy romance.
Vincent Kartheiser Olivia Wilde Collins Pennie also star.
Eric Newman and Marc Abraham produced the film
Both tales reportedly use the premise of a "dystopian corporate future in which everyone is allotted a specific amount of time to live". The writer claims the film also takes other concepts from the story such as 'Timekeeper' authority figures (Cillian Murphy's character in the film?) and the expiration of those whose time runs out.
Ellison's claim also says been trying to set up a deal for a film adaptation of "Repent, Harlequin!" for some time...
Stay Tuned...
I have been saying In Time reminds me of Logan's Run--Harlan's lawsuits don't always yield much--Ellison who wrote the time travel episode for Star Trek called The City on the Edge of Forever--sued Paramount claiming that in the run up to Star Trek '09 they "exploited" City for merchandising and publishing purposes due to suggestions that Forever elements made it into the reboot As we now know that was not the case...
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