The director/producer sued the studio and MTV Films for allegedly breaching a promise made at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival to "put" two additional features.
According to the lawsuit, Singleton and his Crunk Pictures took Hustle and Flow to the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, where it became a breakout hit. Several offers were made on the film but Singleton said he chose Paramount because of a promise to "put" two additional features.
Hustle and Flow, directed by Craig Brewer, was a success in the market, earning $75 million in gross receipts, according to the legal papers, and winning an Oscar for best song. But Singleton says Paramount backed out of the other two films, including one that what was to be a Spike Lee-directed concert film featuring Tracy Morgan. Paramount asserted the right to do so because the films allegedly weren't delivered by a certain deadline.
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