The Martian Is At The Center Of A Lawsuit Following Plagiarism Claims

Ridley Scott's The Martian, starring Matt Damon as an astronaut/botanist stranded on the red planet, is the subject of a new lawsuit. The film is scheduled for release in the U.S. on October 2 and in Russia on October 8, and it's there that we see Russian screenwriter Mikhail Raskhodnikov taking action against the critically acclaimed film for alleged plagiarism. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Raskhodnikov has filed a suit against 20th Century Fox claiming that the studio plagiarized par...