Madsen hit with movie lawsuit

Michael Madsen has been hit with a lawsuit from director Douglas Green over allegations the actor pulled out of a new movie.

Green claims the Reservoir Dogs star had agreed to a role in his project Vigilante and accepted an initial £13,000 fee.

The director alleges Madsen demanded a further £13,000 before filming began but walked away from the movie when Green refused.

Green has filed legal papers against Madsen for breach of contract and he's demanding more than £66,600 in damages, according to TMZ.com.

The actor's representative tells the website Madsen is planning to file a counter-suit because he was allegedly never paid the balance of money owed to him.

Titles related to this article

Related/similar articles

• Tarantino to receive special prize at Cesar Awards (23 January 2011)
• Madsen to star in 29 films (16 February 2011)
• Madsen charged with child endangerment (10 March 2012)
• Roth appointed Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard president (12 April 2012)
• Tim Roth in talks to play Prince Rainier in Grace Kelly story (15 August 2012)
• Michael Madsen's kids told him to star in Justin Bieber video (19 October 2012)