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Mean Girls author alleges zero payment from Tina Fey for franchise success
Updated On: 20 March, 2023 05:51 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Rosalind Wiseman, the author of `Mean Girls` book seeks legal action, alleges exclusion from $130M movie profits
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Rosalind Wiseman, the author of the book which inspired the hit movie `Mean Girls` has called lawyers in after claiming she has been `cut out` of profits from the film which made $130 million.
The author of the book which inspired the movie `Mean Girls` has claimed that she hasn`t profited from its huge success, reports mirror.co.uk.
Wiseman was approached by Tina Fey after publishing her book `Queen Bees` and `Wannabes` in 2002.
After obtaining the film rights, Tina went on to adapt it into the hit movie released in 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan.
It also featured `Queen Bee` and head of `The Plastics` Rachel McAdams as the ultimate mean girl, Regina George.
While the film went on to gross $130 million at the box office, Wiseman claims she was paid $400,000. The movie has since become a franchise and is now a Broadway and West End musical, which is also set to be turned into another movie.
Now Wiseman, who accepts she sold the film rights 20 years ago, is claiming she has not been properly paid by Fey or Paramount Studios, who produced the film.
As the franchise prepares to make even more money, she told the New York Post: ‘For so long I was so quiet about it, but I just feel like the hypocrisy is too much. I think it`s fair for me to get compensated in some way for the work that has changed our culture.’
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