Ok yes it sounds ridiculous. It is ridiculous, but I also understand where these guys (Conor Woulfe & Peter Michael Rosza) are coming from. It’s happened to me, to lots of us I’m sure, and it’s always frustrating as hell. You see an amazing trailer, you finally decide you’re going to watch the full movie and so you commit to clicking the Rent button. Unfortunately, by the time the credits roll, you realize most of the stuff you saw in the trailer never made it to the final cut. Or you realize the movie that was sold to you in the trailer isn’t even all that similar to the one you just finished watching. For a second you’re furious but eventually you get over it because if you’ve learned anything in life it’s that dwelling on stuff like this a terrible use of time.
The suit accuses Universal of engaging in deceptive marketing, and seeks to recoup at least $5 million on behalf of affected consumers.
“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 lawsuit states.
Look, I get it. But I also do not have the time, energy or money to take Universal to court because they sold me false hope by way of a misleading movie trailer. False advertising is wrong and I thought illegal and considering how often folks are duped by some form of slick advertisement, all too common. So I guess if these guys want to stick it to the man on this one, more power to them.