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John and Jim Thomas have settled their lawsuit over the rights to their script for 20th Century's original Predator film.

The original screenwriters of Predator have sued Disney in an attempt to reacquire the film’s rights. THR reports that Jim and John Thomas, who wrote the script for Hunters which eventually turned into Predator, have filed suit attempting to recapture the rights to the original film. The two are using the termination provision of copyright law to make their argument, which allows authors to cancel transfers of rights after a certain period of time, usually 35 years. They claim that they served a termination notice for the film in 2016 and heard to response until January of this year, w...

The Thomas brothers who wrote the 1987 sci-fi action film Predator filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Disney over their rights to the franchise. Jim and John Thomas filed their lawsuit in California to confirm their ability to apply the termination provision provided in United States copyright law, according to an article by The Hollywood Reporter. Predator starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, 73, as Major Alan 'Dutch' Schafer, the leader of an elite paramilitary rescue team who encounters a deadly alien while on a mission in Central America.  Sci-fi classic: The Thomas brothers who wrote t...