A Patriot (Eva Green, Helen Hunt, Tim Robbins)

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Eva Green Sued for Allegedly Derailing Sci-Fi Thriller ‘A Patriot’

In its own suit, White Lantern claims Green demanded that additional crew be hired that would have added up to £250,000 ($326,000) to the budget, although she offered to pay some of this from her own fee, Evening Standard reported Friday.

White Lantern alleges Green wanted to get line producer Paul Sarony, whose credits include “Vampire Academy,” “The Lovebirds” and upcoming “Inversion,” on board, allegedly insisting, “We absolutely need him on board otherwise the ship will sink.”

The production company claims it told her Sarony would be “incredibly expensive” and largely redundant on set. It is alleged Green also sought to get visual effects supervisor George Zwier, whose credits include “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and “Artemis Fowl,” hired, as well as her own team of personal assistants, claiming, “They cannot work for less and I cannot work without them.”

The production was forced to shut down when she walked away from the project, White Lantern alleges, claiming Green owes it more than £1 million ($1.3 million), and should also compensate them for lost “profits that the film would have generated,” which could have totaled more than £100 million ($130 million).

Max Mallin, White Lantern’s attorney, alleged, “Ms. Green engaged in a course of conduct that demonstrated that she had no intention and/or desire to complete the production of the film. [Her] demands were unreasonable. … [They] created significant distraction, delay and additional costs to White Lantern’s management and their progress of soft and hard pre-production.”