“Stranger Things” Creators Being Sued For Plagiarism
As Matt and Ross Duffer, the creator of Netflix’s “Stranger Things“, gear up for the third season they are headed to court. They have been accused of stealing the plot of the hit series. While they have tried to get the plagiarism lawsuit thrown out, their attempts have been unsuccessful. Now they will go before an LA judge to defend themselves. Director Charlie Kessler is suing the duo for allegedly stealing the idea for the show from his found footage short film Montauk. Kessler also alleges that he pitched a series based on the short to the Duffer brothers during a party in 2014 during the Tribeca Film Festival, but they reportedly didn’t have any interest. Kessler even expressed plans to adapt his short for a feature film during an interview with /Film back in 2010. In April 2015 Netflix announced the series now named “Stranger Things” under the original title Montauk. The plot for Kessler’s film is as follows:
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