Overview

• Shaun Gray filed a lawsuit in New York federal court, alleging he co-wrote pivotal action scenes for 'Top Gun: Maverick' but received no credit or compensation.
• Gray claims he worked on the screenplay for five months alongside Eric Singer and director Joseph Kosinski, presenting time-stamped files and emails as evidence of his contributions.
• The lawsuit seeks a 'screenplay by' credit, profit participation, and co-ownership of the film’s copyright, arguing no work-made-for-hire contract was ever signed with Paramount.
• Paramount has dismissed the lawsuit as meritless, drawing parallels to a previous copyright case involving the 'Top Gun' franchise, which was dismissed but remains on appeal.
• This legal challenge emerges as Paramount prepares for its pending Skydance transaction and the development of a third 'Top Gun' installment.