Wulong to sue Transformers’ producers
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THE operators of a Wulong tourism site in southwest China’s Chongqing City are dragging the makers of the Hollywood blockbuster “Transformers: Age of Extinction” to court for not giving them credit in the film.
The picturesque county of Wulong served as a location for the film, but the name of Wulong does not appear in the film, said the Chongqing Wulong Karst Tourism (Group) Co Ltd, the operator of the scenic spot, Chongqing Daily reported.
The company will file suit at the Chongqing No.3 Intermediate People’s Court, according to Li Chu, marketing manager of the tourist attraction.
Wulong and 1905 Internet Technology Co Ltd, a co-producer of the movie, had signed a contract stating that “China Wulong” would be prominently displayed in the film.
Huang Daosheng, general manager of the company, said because the producers failed to give them credit in the film there had been a negative impact.
Audiences have no idea that portions of the film were shot in Wulong, Instead, they believed it was shot near Hong Kong.
Some other tourist spots in China were found to have used the Wulong scenery for commercial gain, he added.
Wulong plans to sue both the 1905 Internet Technology Co Ltd and Paramount Pictures.
The Chongqing company has asked 1905 and Paramount to explain why they did not fulfil the agreement and to pay compensation.
Huang said an agreement was signed between the two sides in October last year when Wulong was announced as a location for the film. The film’s director Michael Bay hailed Wulong as “one of the most beautiful places on earth,” Huang said.
Wulong paid an undisclosed sum — reportedly US$1 million, according to some media reports — to promote the area as a world natural heritage site through the movie.
Paramount promised to add “China Wulong” in DVDs to be released worldwide. “The Americans blamed lack of Chinese knowledge for the mistake,” Huang said.
As of yesterday, the blockbuster film had collected 1.38 billion yuan (US$222 million) from box office on the mainland.
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