Ellen
Page vs. Naughty Dog?
I
remember reading a post on Reddit about casting her as the female
character if they ever make a movie on the game. The resemblance is
there, but this look seems to be the popular today. To
be fair to Naughty Dog, animated companies not only ripped off the
likeness but entire acts from comedians when they animated shows and
movies. Naughty Dog just took a likeness from Page, but I believe
they had her in mind.
MC
brought this up with Bioshock
Infinite with the character of Elizabeth in the promo stuff. I believe the character of Elizabeth went through extensive changes before the release that they completely changed the look.
Page
wasn't too pleased with the likeness.
From
Video Gamer.com, (("I
guess I should be flattered that they ripped off my likeness,"
said Page, "but I am actually acting in a video game called
Beyond: Two Souls, so it was not appreciated."
))
And,
yeah you can see the likeness in the promotional materiel.
If
you remember, Lady Miss Kier from Dee-Lite sued Sega for using her
likeness in the game series Space Channel 5. She claimed they asked
to use her likeness, but she refused. They
used it anyway. She ended up losing the lawsuit and the court forced
her to pay the legal fee for Sega somewhere around 600,000. Ouch.
So, I am guessing Page won't be suing Naught Dog anytime soon.
By
the way, does Ellen Page even age?
I think Ellen Page would have a good case, considering the character is named Ellie too.
ReplyDeleteShe could sue, but it would be a poor move from a PR move because the game is so popular, and she has to be careful how much she's willing to take the lawsuit given a lot of people don't win these cases.
ReplyDeleteBut, it is easier to win these likeness sues than deformation sues.
Of course, Quantic Dreams could be the one who sues since the likeness is potentially hurting their game that actually has her in it.
ReplyDeleteNow, I can see that happening.
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