Lena Headey has been sued by the Troika, her former UK representative agency, because ensure that the actress owes them the commission percentages of her latest works, including “Thor: Love and Thunder”, despite not appearing in the final assembly. The claim amounts to $ 1.5 million, according to Variety, for commissions, breach of contract damages, interest and legal fees.
The agency assures that the “Game of Thrones” actress owes them $ 500,000 for Taika Waititi’s film, 300,000 for “9 Bullets” and 650,000 for “Rita”, a series she was preparing for Showtime and did not receive. the green light after the shot the pilot. Headey defends herself by saying that she never signed an agreement with the Troika or with Michael Duff, who was her representative. Indeed, says they had nothing to do with the negotiations for ‘9 Bullets’, and that in the case of ‘Thor’ it was Waititi himself who spoke directly to her for the role.. In the case of ‘Rita’, she says she only received $ 325,000 to shoot the pilot and has already paid the corresponding part to the Troika, so there would be no discrepancies in that case.
The actress assures that an oral agreement was maintained between Duff and her that came from the 1990s, when she worked for Lou Carl Associates, the agency that headed Headey. When she left for YMU, the old name of the Troika, Lena Headey went with him. She points this out too they did not have any exclusive contracts because it is represented by CAA in the United States. Headey left the Troika in 2020 when Duff also left the company.
Life after Cersei Lannister
Since Lena Headey left Westeros, she hasn’t stopped working. He has done some dubbing work for series such as “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”, “Infinity Train” or “Masters of the Universe: Revelation” and has appeared in films such as “Gunpowder Milkshake (Explosive Cocktail)” or “Weave ‘ . Soon we will see her in the miniseries ‘The White House Plumbers’ with Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux and Kathleen Turner.
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’, editing without Lena Headey, will be released in theaters on July 8th. We don’t know what character he had or why Taika Waititi decided to do without him in the editing room. But his participation had already been rumored when very smart fans They came to deduce that the actress was quarantined in the same hotel as the Marvel movie team. Lena Headey’s MCU debut will have to wait.
Source: E Cartelera
