Saturday, July 14, 2007
"Marshall" and the Law
On June 20, Deborah Novak and John Witek sued the makers of "We Are Marshall," including Warner Bros. and director McG (Joseph McGinty Nichol), for $40 million. The duo - who created the 2000 documentary "Ashes to Glory" - claim that their award-winning film served as the basis for the 2006 feature starring Matthew McConaughey. Both movies tell the story of the Marshall University football team, which lost 36 members and almost all of its coaching staff after a 1970 plane crash. Novak and Witek also claim that producers never fulfilled their promise of onscreen credits and compensation for their involvement in the project.