{"id":106163,"date":"2022-10-24T03:20:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T03:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-batman-plot-swiped-from-comic-book-scribes-1990-story-suit\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T03:20:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T03:20:15","slug":"the-batman-plot-swiped-from-comic-book-scribes-1990-story-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-batman-plot-swiped-from-comic-book-scribes-1990-story-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Batman&#8217; plot swiped from comic book scribe&#8217;s 1990 story: suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Holy plagiarism, Batman!<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood&#8217;s latest swing at \u201cThe Batman,\u201d starring Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader, is little more than a literary heist by Warner Brothers, a comic book illustrator and writer claims in a lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>Christopher Wozniak argues the plot of the smash-hit 2022 film is a near carbon copy of a 1990 Batman story he wrote \u2014 \u201cThe Ultimate Riddle\u201d later retitled \u201cThe Blind Man&#8217;s Hat.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The poached plot follows a murderous Riddler who terrorizes a \u201cbroken\u201d Gotham City rife with cop corruption and controlled by a criminal banking cartel, the suit states. <\/p>\n<p>Wozniak claims entire scenes from the fantasy flick, which featured Zo\u00eb Kravitz as Catwoman and Paul Dano as the Riddler, were lifted from the story. <\/p>\n<p>One swiped scene shows Batman butler Alfred firebombed by the arch villain, and the caped crusader learning of the explosion over the phone \u2013 after it&#8217;s too late. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis scene is copied from an original expression in the Copyrighted Work,\u201d the Manhattan federal court suit states. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>According to Wozniak, the latest Batman flick is a rip off of the comic book illustrator&#8217;s 1990 story.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Wozniak<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another lifted line is the \u201cbig reveal\u201d of the Riddler, a series of riddles left by the madman that combine into a cypher, showing he knows Bruce Wayne is the Batman. <\/p>\n<p>Wozniak, whose work has been published by DC and Marvel, sent the sadistic story to DC at least three times since he wrote it, the suit states. <\/p>\n<p>In 2008, he passed it along to film producer Michael Uslan after meeting him at New York Comic Con earlier that year, according to the suit. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/the-batman-movie-03.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Robert Pattinson in The Batman (2022)\" class=\"wp-image-24373131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/the-batman-movie-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1462 1462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/the-batman-movie-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1097 1096w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/the-batman-movie-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/the-batman-movie-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=366 365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/the-batman-movie-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThe Batman\u201d stars Robert Pattison and hit theaters in early 2022.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros.  Pictures\/DC Comics<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many original expressions from my client&#8217;s story found in the defendant&#8217;s movie that we believe this is clear case of copyright infringement.  The similarities are just too uncanny to be accidental,\u201d Wozniak&#8217;s attorney, R. Terry Parker, said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>Wozniak is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages. <\/p>\n<p>A rep for Warner Brothers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holy plagiarism, Batman! Hollywood&#8217;s latest swing at \u201cThe Batman,\u201d starring Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader, is little more than a literary heist by Warner Brothers, a comic book illustrator and writer claims in a lawsuit. 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