It's About Time!: MGM Sues Over Raging Bull 2

Though production has been underway in Los Angeles for a while, MGM has fnally taken action to start a  legal challenge against the sequel to one of Martin Scorsese's BEST films, "Raging Bull" reports Deadline.

The film is billed as a companion piece to Scorsese's biopic of boxer Jake Lamotta as both a prequel and sequel to the events depicted in the award winning film. Chris Anderson, Sharon McGehee and Lamotta's own recently published book "Raging Bull II" serves as the basis for the project. William Forsythe has been cast as Lamotta--taking over for Robert De Niro

Now though the Lion has filed a seven-page complaint citing breach of contract and four other counts against 91-year old LaMotta and the producers of the film---Dahlia Waingort David C. Traub Ron Singer Scott Reed director Martin Guigui and co scripter Rustam Branaman

They allege LaMotta had no right to allow RB II Productions the rights to his 1986 sequel book without first offering it to them.

MGM wants the courts to order a halt on production of the film and is seeking compensatory, punitive and exemplary damages - enough to deter them from letting the film see release/