webfact Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 'Fast and Furious 7' showing suspended until further notice BANGKOK: -- The Civil Court issued an injunction on Wednesday suspending the show of Hollywood’s action-packed movie “Fast and Furious 7” scheduled on April 1 pending the court’s trial of a breach of contract case between Saha Mongkol Film and one of the actors.Saha Mongkol Film filed a lawsuit with the Civil Court against Panom Yeerum, alais Ja Panom, a Thai actor in the “Fast and Furious 7” film, as the first defendant, Universal International Pictures and UIP Thailand as the second and third defendants for breach of contract.Saha Mongkol said that Ja Phanom was still in contract with the company but had worked for Universal Pictures in the shooting of “Fast and Furious 7” amounting to breach of contract.The company has demanded 1.6 billion baht in compensation from the three defendants.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/fast-and-furious-7-showing-suspended-until-further-notice -- Thai PBS 2015-03-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rhys Posted March 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2015 try and collect... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kingalfred Posted March 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2015 Pathetic! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davethailand Posted March 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2015 How dare he act in a Hollywood blockbuster and they get nothing out of it. Whats he trying to do further his career? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rametindallas Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Money grubbing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lust Posted March 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2015 Punish all of Thailand because you don't know how to do business. Sounds about right. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jackinthebox Posted March 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2015 When I saw the RSS-Feed "Fast and Furious 7 showing suspended until further notice" I thought it was because of the road-carnage in Thailand and part of the campaign for higher road-safety (ie. don't give patterns for brainless Lamborghini-drivers). But no - it's only about money and a lawsuit... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tx22cb Posted March 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2015 I'm going to boycott all Saha Mongkol Film movies for their trying to ban Fast&Furious. Oh, wait a mo, I don't know any Saha Mongkol movies, and I don't watch the F&F franchise. In that case, I retract my indignation and save it for some other topic. 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoilSpoil Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Guess we'll hVe to wait for Fast and Furious 8 then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chooka Posted March 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2015 1.6 billion compensation. Compensation for what exactly? Surely no Thai movie would ever make that sort of money. Sounds like an opertunist grab for cash. Universal pictures have bigger and more powerful an army of lawyers than a little Thai production company could afford but they do have the trump card. It will be heard in Thailand by a Thai judge so I guess universal are screwed and about to be Thai owned. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Fast and Furious 7 not so fast in ThailandBangkok:- Due to a court injunction that came out Thursday evening, Fast and Furious 7 will not hit big screens for Thai movie goers next week.The Civil Court has suspended the screening of the action movie in response to a complaint filed by Sahamongkol Film International Co. Ltd. The complaint surrounds the fact that famous Thai martial arts actor, Tatchakorn Yeerum or Tony Jaa, has taken a role in the film without the firm’s consent. Tatchakorn is accused of breaching the contract that he has signed with firm and is valid till till 2023. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/812262-fast-and-furious-7-not-so-fast-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BuckBee Posted March 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2015 No problem it will be for sale in MBK FortuneTown Pantip & a street corner near you soon for 100bt 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Who goes to cinemas these days anyway Thai govt never hard of the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Well if they have a case it should be be between them and the actor. Kinda like suing a different car brand because some celebrity agreed to be seen in only in one of theirs but was seen in a competing brand. Not the ccompeting car company's fault imo. 1.6 billion does have a nice sound to it however... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If he has breached his contract then there has to be some sort of comeback on him. Not sure banning the film is the way forward, but as the whole franchise is a pile of stinking horse dung, I can live with it. Never heard of the actor though, is he that famous? Worldwide I mean. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokay Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 1.6 billion baht in compensation They would get a photo of my raw bum instead. I'm not sure why the movie was blocked, its release has nothing to do with a breach of contract between the actor and his agent. Sue the actor but stopping the movie is a waste of time. It will be for sale (all over Thailand) as a bootleg DVD within 2 days of its release and on torrents for all to download. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Is it worth watching? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zaphod reborn Posted March 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2015 Couldn't care less about this film or the actor. However, the Court completely messed this up by damaging all parties. They could have frozen all the revenues from the screening of the film until the claim was fully adjudicated. Instead, the Court is effectively stealing money away from all the parties, by depriving them of cinema screenings, while most people will watch the film on pirated DVDs. Absolute stupidity. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If he has breached his contract then there has to be some sort of comeback on him. Not sure banning the film is the way forward, but as the whole franchise is a pile of stinking horse dung, I can live with it. Never heard of the actor though, is he that famous? Worldwide I mean. It seems the actor they are referring to is Tony Jaa, perhaps best known for the "Ong Bak" series of movies (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1388074/) Never heard any of those other names though (Panom Yeerum, Ja Panom, Tatchakorn Yeerum). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycallahan Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 They didn't force him to sign the contract. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Using the term actor in relation to a Thai person in the same sentence is stretching it a bit! Well maybe there is an exception???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 When I saw the RSS-Feed "Fast and Furious 7 showing suspended until further notice" I thought it was because of the road-carnage in Thailand and part of the campaign for higher road-safety (ie. don't give patterns for brainless Lamborghini-drivers). But no - it's only about money and a lawsuit... I thought exactly the same thing. Figured the Ministry of Culture Truth were going to say it would encourage bad driving or something similarly inane. This is just as stupid though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Strangebrew Posted March 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) Can't sue Universal Pictures because your actor under contract decided to except an offer Via his agent. Universal used actor in good faith. So with Universal out of law suit would you except a bowl of noddles and a Leo instead? Because If you want to sue Universal you have to file case in California. Not Thailand knucklehead. Then you can't bribe judge or witnesses and need green card for Thai lawyer plus he has to to pass California bar exam. By then you will be dust and Thailand a real democracy. Edited March 27, 2015 by Strangebrew 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Can't sue Universal Pictures because your actor under contract decided to except an offer Via his agent. Universal used actor in good fate. So with Universal out of law suit would you except a bowl of noddles and a Leo instead? Because If you want to sue Universal you have to file case in California. Not Thailand knucklehead. I would expect a few counter suits shortly for losses,.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 No worries you can buy the movie for 50 baht at most markets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbrando Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Who goes to cinemas these days anyway Thai govt never hard of the internet? People who go on dates. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If the movie is banned from being shown until the trial takes place then, with the judicial system as it is, the Thai public might see Fast and Furious 17 before number 7. Well, at the cinema anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indieke Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Eeuh, release 1 st of April........... Maybe we are just fooled..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertHima Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Why did they sue him now? Ja Phanom was boasting about playing in Fast and Furious 7 months ago (if not years) on his Facebook page, it was not a secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezzainoz Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If some one achieves a ban on another parties ability to carry on his business. Then unless the banning party wins the case with no side judgments Any person or person who suffer financially from the loss of his right to make money using the property banned in a legal manner Has the right to Sue the 1st party, also for loss of income due to his involvement in denying him his legal rights Has someone just opened Pandoras box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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