Lucasfilm Sued for ‘Egregious’ Firing of Producer on ‘Star Wars’ Series ‘The Acolyte’
variety.comEthan Shanfeld Lucasfilm, the production company home to all things “Star Wars,” has been hit with a wrongful termination lawsuit from “Ballers” executive producer Karyn McCarthy, who was axed from the Disney+ series “The Acolyte” after just a few weeks of work.
According to a complaint obtained by Variety, “As a result of its bad faith and wrongful termination, Defendants deprived Ms.
McCarthy significant employment, from which she would have earned millions of dollars over the [life] of the series.” Two weeks after Lucasfilm and McCarthy apparently settled on a “broad strokes” agreement, “without explanation, without reason, without justification, Lucasfilm told McCarthy it wanted out of the deal,” per the complaint.
McCarthy claims that boarding “The Acolyte” prevented her from taking on a “lucrative executive producer” position on the Apple series “Sugar.” According to her agent David Morris, this deal would have made McCarthy the “highest paid producer at Apple.” But by the time McCarthy was fired from “The Acolyte,” the Apple offer was no longer on the table, leaving McCarthy with neither deal.
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