Home News Irwin Winkler Settles Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Over ‘Goodfellas’ Returns
Goodfellas (2015) – Warner Brothers (film) (settled in 2016)
In a lawsuit filed on September 22, 2015, Irwin Winkler, producer of Goodfellas, claimed that the studio failed to pay him the 50% of net profits guaranteed in his contract. His suit, which had both a breach of contract and fraud claim, also alleged that the studio “intentionally misrepresented” receipts from the movie. Winkler claimed he was owed $18 million in royalties. The parties resolved the lawsuit in an undisclosed settlement in April 2016.