Martin Scorsese and his production company, Sikelia Productions, have reached a settlement in a lawsuit where they were accused of failing to fulfill a $1 million deal to executive produce a World War II movie. The lawsuit, brought by U.K.-based production company Op-Fortitude, alleged that Scorsese accepted a $500,000 initial payment to assemble an all-star cast for Operation: Fortitude but did not deliver on his commitments.
According to the lawsuit filed last year, Op-Fortitude and LBI Entertainment had entered into an agreement in 2021 for Scorsese to handle casting, production, and postproduction of the film. It was understood that Scorsese himself would be directly involved in the project, rather than his managers, as a separate deal had already been made in 2020 for other film-related services.
