SAN ANTONIO - Tommy Lee Jones is suing the makers of "No Country for Old Men" for more than $10 one thousand thousand the Oscar-winning actor claims he is owed for starring in the 2007 hit law-breaking thriller.
The cause against Paramount Pictures claims Jones was promised "significant box-office bonuses" and former compensation depending on the success of the moving-picture show, which went on to make more than than $160 million.
The moving picture, which is set in Texas and based on a critically acclaimed Cormac McCarthy novel, garnered four-spot Academy Awards, including "Best Picture."
A message left for Paramount Pictures on Saturday was not immediately returned. Jones declined comment through his publicist Jennifer Allen, the San Antonio Express-News newspaper reported.
"The paperwork stands for itself," Allen said.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Bexar County in San Antonio. N.M. Classics, Inc., a Paramount subsidiary company, is as well named in the lawsuit.
Jones, who played Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in the film, claims he was not nonrecreational promised bonuses and had expenses wrongly deducted. The suit says Jones was paid a reduced upfront fee in joining the film and his undertake had known errors, not corrected, earlier the moving-picture show was made.
Jones, 61, is asking an auditor be named to review financial records to determine how much he should be paid.
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