Movie Fans Can Sue Over Misleading Trailer, Says US Judge

US District Judge Stephen Wilson, in response to a class action lawsuit filed earlier this year, ruled that movie fans can sue over misleading trailers.

A US judge has ruled that moviegoers who were upset that their favorite star was cut from a movie after appearing in the trailer can sue the studio for false advertising.

Two moviegoers claim that Universal Pictures duped them into renting the 2019 movie "Yesterday" because Ana de Armas was featured in the trailer.

Conor Woulfe, 39, of Maryland, and Peter Michael Rosza, 45, of San Diego claim they paid $3.99 apiece to view the Richard Curtis comedy on Amazon Prime only to find out that de Armas had not been included in the final cut.

According to a class action lawsuit filed earlier this year, viewers were misled into thinking the Cuban "No Time To Die" star would be featured prominently.

However, according to the lawsuit, which was made public by US media on Friday, they "did not receive a movie with any appearance...

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