The Light Between Oceans

  • NewsThe Wrap

    Disney, DreamWorks Sued by Writer Alleging ‘The Light Between Oceans’ Copyright Infringement

    Writer Joseph Nobile has sued Disney, DreamWorks, its successor companies, as well as author Margot Louise Watts and her publisher Simon & Schuster, claiming last year’s “The Light Between Oceans,” a romantic drama starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, plagiarized from a screenplay he wrote. According to Nobile’s complaint, he wrote a screenplay called “The Rootcutter,” which he subsequently retitled “A Tale of Two Humans,” and copyrighted it in 2004.

  • NewsBen Arnold

    Wife Of Light Between Oceans Director Slams Critics For 'Costing Movie Millions'

    The wife of director Derek Cianfrance, who helmed the forthcoming Michael Fassbender/Alicia Vikander period romance ‘The Light Between Oceans’, has penned an essay slamming critics for giving the film bad reviews. Cianfrance – who also wrote the movie, and who came to prominence with the Ryan Gosling movie ‘A Place Beyond The Pines’ – tells the story of Fassbender’s lighthouse keeper and his wife Vikander, who rescue and adopt a child abandoned at sea.