Studios can be sued over deceptive trailers: US court 

The point was made when two film buffs claimed that Universal Pictures tricked them into renting the 2019 film Yesterday after the trailer featured actor Ana de Armas
Studios can be sued over deceptive trailers: US court 

In what may be a support for film buffs, a US judge has ruled that fans who are dejected after seeing their favourite actor being cut from the film after appearing in the trailer, can now sue the studio for advertising the film with falseness.

The case in point was made by two film enthusiasts, Peter Michael Rosza and Conor Woulfe, who claimed that Universal Pictures tricked them into renting the 2019 film Yesterday after the trailer featured actor Ana de Armas. They further added that they spent $3.99 each to watch the film which has screenplay by Richard Curtis, on Prime Video and to know that Ana de Armas did not make it to the final cut. While the actor was indeed cast in the film, her role did was trimmed out.

With the expectations that the actor will feature in the film, Peter and Conor had filed the suit earlier this year. In their suit, as quoted by The Guardian, the duo did not receive "did not receive a movie with any appearance of Ana de Armas at all” and that "such consumers were not provided with any value for their rental or purchase".

While Universal Pictures requested the district judge to dismiss the case, judge Stephen Wilson who took up the case, pointed out that trailers are subjected to advertising truthfully. "At its core, a trailer is an advertisement designed to sell a movie by providing consumers with a preview of the movie," the judge said. Peter and Conor’s suit claimed $5 million.

The case has been adjourned to April 3. Yesterday is a romantic comedy directed by Danny Boyle and stars Himesh Patel as a struggling musician.

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