'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

try and collect...

Pathetic!

How dare he act in a Hollywood blockbuster and they get nothing out of it.

Whats he trying to do further his career?

Money grubbing!

Punish all of Thailand because you don't know how to do business. Sounds about right.

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'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.

Guess we'll hVe to wait for Fast and Furious 8 then.

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.

Fast and Furious 7 not so fast in Thailand

Bangkok:- 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/

No problem it will be for sale in MBK FortuneTown Pantip & a street corner near you soon for 100bt

Who goes to cinemas these days anyway Thai govt never hard of the internet?

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...

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.

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.

Is it worth watching?

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.

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).

They didn't force him to sign the contract.

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????

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.

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.

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,..

No worries you can buy the movie for 50 baht at most markets

Who goes to cinemas these days anyway Thai govt never hard of the internet?

People who go on dates.

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.

Eeuh, release 1 st of April........... Maybe we are just fooled.....

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.

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