Paramount and Fox sued for allegedly stealing tech for hit movies

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‍Three lawsuits have been filed by Rearden LLC, a San Francisco-based startup, over technology allegedly used without permission in the production of movies produced by Hollywood giants, Paramount and 20th Century Fox.

The lawsuits were filed on Monday at the US District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division.

"Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" from Fox. /VCG Photo

The Hollywood Reporter said that one of the lawsuits demands that Fox be enjoined from distributing "Deadpool", "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" and "Fantastic Four".

The second lawsuit is aimed at Paramount's "Terminator: Genisys".

While a third goes after Crystal Dynamics for an Xbox game called "Rise of the Tomb Raider".

According to the claims, the production companies used technology called MOVA Contour Reality Capture developed by Rearden LLC, without permission.

Developed by Rearden LLC, MOVA is typically adopted to make 3D animated characters in movies or video games that moves exactly like human performers, the tech company explained.

"Beauty and the Beast" from Disney. /VCG Photo

It's not the first legal battle between the San Francisco-based tech company and a movie giant.

Last week, Rearden also sued Disney for using MOVA without permission and demanded the company stop the release of three movies: "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Beauty and the Beast".

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