Godfather Creator’s Son Sues Over Video Game Royalties

Anthony Puzo, son of the late author and creator of The Godfather franchise, Mario Puzo, has filed a lawsuit against Paramount over royalties from the video games based on the movies. Puzo filed documents in the Los Angeles Superior Court claiming at least $1 million in damages for breach of contract. He cites an agreement made between his father and Paramount back in 1992 that would grant the author a sizable share of the profits from audio-visual products based off the Godfather films. The agreement was made because Puzo was a struggling, relatively unknown author at the time when the first film was made, and was paid accordingly. Naturally, that changed when the film became a huge success, but the agreement was a way of making up for Puzo’s lower pay for the first film. When Mario Puzo passed away in 1999, his estate went into the hands of his children. No word yet on whether any Paramount execs have found a horse’s head in their bed.

Via Reuters