Ana de Armas fans sue Universal, arguing they were tricked into watching 'Yesterday' because the actress is in the trailer — but not the film
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Two fans of Ana de Armas filed a class-action lawsuit against Universal on Friday, Variety reports.
The complaint claims the actress appeared in the trailer for "Yesterday," but not the actual film.
The fans argue that Universal tricked viewers by featuring de Armas in the trailer.
Two Ana de Armas fans are bringing a federal class-action lawsuit against Universal Studios, arguing that they were tricked into watching "Yesterday" after seeing a trailer for the 2019 movie featuring the famous actress — only to find that she doesn't make an appearance in the film.
According to court documents obtained by Insider, and published by Variety, California resident Peter Michael Rosza, 44, and Maryland resident Conor Woulfe, 38, filed their complaint on Friday with the Central District of California court, accusing Universal of false and deceptive advertising, among other claims. The pair argue in the complaint that they each paid $3.99 to rent the movie on Amazon Prime, and discovered that De Armas did not appear in the film despite her presence in the trailer they watched on the streaming service in October 2021.
"Because consumers were promised a movie with Ana De Armas by the trailer for 'Yesterday,' but did not receive a movie with any appearance of Ana De Armas at all, such consumers were not provided with any value for their rental or purchase," the complaint says.
"Yesterday" is a musical romantic comedy film starring Himesh Patel as Jack Malik, a struggling singer who skyrockets to fame after learning he's the only person who remembers The Beatles.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, de Armas, who starred in "Knives Out" and "War Dogs," was initially cast as a love interest for Malik, but her scenes were removed from the final version. Representatives for Universal and de Armas did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
The complaint argues that Universal was "unable to rely on fame of the actors playing Jack Malik or Ellie to maximize ticket and movie sales and rentals," and "consequently used Ms. De Armas's fame, radiance and brilliance to promote the film by including her scenes in the movie trailers."
The complaint also argues that Universal misled audiences by including a scene in the trailer where Malik plays The Beatles' song "Something," but did not include it in the film. That scene, including de Armas, appears in the trailer for "Yesterday" on Universal's official YouTube account at the time of writing.
The complaint requests at least $5 million on behalf of California and Maryland residents who paid to view "Yesterday." Attorneys representing Rosza and Woulfe did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
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