Netflix Sued by Morgan Creek Over Use of Ace Ventura Footage
Morgan Creek Productions has declared Netflix could be guilty of copyright infringement for use of old Ace Ventura footage in Tiger King. When Tiger King came on Netflix last year, it automatically got caught up in some controversy for various reasons. Now, the troubled program (and Netflix) is facing the fact that Morgan Creek, the company which made the Jim Carrey blockbuster, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, believes the show used footage from the aforementioned sequel without their permission. It seems the two wildly popular companies could not reach a settlement.
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The Hollywood Reporter was out first with this story which declared that two scenes, in particular, from the much-adored Jim Carrey sequel were improperly used. One sequence is when Ace (Carrey) has a monkey wrapped around him while the other scene displays Ace riding an elephant. These clips didn’t equal more than several seconds of screen time, but Morgan Creek wants credit where credit is due which is understandable. Morgan Creek went on to more or less say that the clips from this box-office blockbuster from 1995 helped make the show, Tiger King, more appealing and they added that millions of audience members viewed the program. It doesn’t help matters that a voice-over during one of the scenes declares the movie as an Ace Ventura film. While Carrey’s image from the picture and animals from his movie were used, the question then arises of how well the material helped Tiger King thrive as a project. The Ace Ventura company went on to say that their Jim Carrey film really treats animals in a more loving way as opposed to Tiger King which frequently featured the abusive treatment of animals and/or guns. Morgan Creek tried to settle the matter with Netflix and the show’s producers, but the situation has escalated with the production company looking for over a quarter million in damages and no more improper use of footage owned by Morgan Creek. Tiger King is a true crime show that had, undoubtedly, piqued the interest of viewers last year judging from some interesting initial ratings, but it is left open to interpretation just how well the show did from a financial and/or artistic standpoint based on the footage displayed from the wildly successful Jim Carrey picture, Still, this is a matter that will have to be taken to “the powers that be” to decide. In the meantime, check out Season 3 of Tiger King on Netflix if you want to see a wild show that didn’t really need to use Jim Carrey and his animal friends’ images to be entertaining and interesting. Leave your thoughts below on Morgan Creek suing Netflix over Ace: Ventura: When Nature Calls footage in Tiger King in the comments section. Readers seeking to support this type of content can visit our Patreon Page and become one of FilmBook’s patrons. Readers seeking more movie news can visit our Movie News Page, our Movie News Twitter Page, and our Movie News Facebook Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Flipboard. This news was brought to our attention by MovieWeb.
