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Eva Green ‘painted as a diva’ in court spat over failed film

Actress’s lawyers accuse production company of digging up ‘moron’ WhatsApp jibes to make headlines
Eva Green is claiming in the High Court that she was entitled to a $1 million fee for an abandoned film. She appeared as Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale alongside Daniel Craig
Eva Green is claiming in the High Court that she was entitled to a $1 million fee for an abandoned film. She appeared as Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale alongside Daniel Craig
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Eva Green’s alter ego, the Bond girl Vesper Lynd from Casino Royale, was a double agent who aided 007’s gambling exploits, so she was used to high stakes.

And that was exactly the problem with the French actress, according to a film production company, after Green allegedly inflicted a list of unreasonable demands that were worthy of a high-octane blockbuster rather than a low-budget independent film.

The producers of A Patriot, a £4 million sci-fi production cancelled in 2019, are embroiled in a saga of claim and counterclaim with Green, 42, which started its nine-day run in the High Court in London yesterday. Lawyers for the production company White Lantern Films told the judge that a combination of Green’s costly demands and “a