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Apple may file a lawsuit against action comedy dubbed ‘Apple-Man’

Apple is “apparently” filing a lawsuit against a Kickstarter-funded action comedy called “Apple-Man,” reports iPhone in Canada. It seems, to me, like an unnecessary legal action.

Here’s the summary of the film: Apple-Man is an action comedy film, that pays homage to famous superhero sagas. The main character is a superhero Apple-Man who has a superpower to levitate apples. The film was crowdfunded through Kickstarter, with pledges reaching €101,717 (about US$120,000). The principal photography of Apple-Man was shot in Kyiv, in authentic Ukrainian locations, including Kyiv fortress.

Writer-director Vasyl Moskalenko told iPhone in Canada that Apple filed a notice of opposition and initiated trial proceedings against “Apple-Man” when the movie made it into post-production.

Does Apple really think that a superhero spoof dubbed “Apple-Man” is doing to be confused with the tech giant? I don’t think so.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.