Joel Silver sued Goldman Sachs for breach of contract and fraud Monday, claiming the investment bank stiffed him on more than $30 million due from a series of financial arrangements related to films produced by his production company, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by the man behind "Die Hard," "The Matrix" and "Sherlock Holmes," claims Goldman agreed orally and then in written deals to pay Silver $30 million in exchange for a share of revenue from Dark Castle movies. Dark Castle is a division of his Warner Bros.-based Silver Pictures, so Silver is entitled to a participation in gross and net receipts from its films.
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter.