Godfather's son sues over game

(pcpro.co.uk) -- The son of "The Godfather" author Mario Puzo has sued Paramount, claiming the company had failed to pay royalties from the video game that was based on the book and subsequent movie. Anthony Puzo has filed court documents to the Los Angeles Superior Court claiming at least £500,000 in damages for breach of contract.

Paramount had licensed Electronic Arts in 2006 to produce and distribute a game based on the storyline of the Godfather trilogy. Author Mario Puzo died in 1999, leaving his estate to his children.

"In material breach of the audio-visual products agreement, Paramount has failed and refused to pay the Puzo Estate the sums due it in respect of the Godfather game," said the court filing.

According to the lawsuit, this agreement was made because Puzo was originally paid "an extremely low price" by Paramount for the film rights to his book as at the time he was a "young, relatively unknown author, struggling to support his family."

Puzo's book about the Corleone Mafia family was adapted into one of the most successful award-winning movies of all-time, starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino