The widow and son of the Israeli writer Ehud Yonay who wrote the original 1983 story "Top Guns" is suing the film studio, Paramount, for copyright infringement regarding the recently released sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick".
Shosh and Yuval Yonay allege in their lawsuit – filed on Monday at the Los Angeles federal court – that Paramount did not obtain the rights to Ehud’s original magazine article after it was terminated by the family in 2020.
The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages from Paramount - the studio that made the blockbuster sequel to the original 1986 film - including all profits. It also seeks to block distribution of the film, including further sequels.
The film earned $548m (£438m) globally in the first ten days after its release, having been made with a budget of $170m (£136m).
