The lawsuit of the theft of strange things-ideas is in process

Bad news for Strange things The creators Matt and Ross Duffer today, as a Californian judge, put an end to their attempts to dismiss a lawsuit against them in a wave of superpowers deus ex machina-y late. More precisely, The Hollywood Reporter notes that Los Angeles Judge Michael Stern dismissed the Duffers' summary judgment appeal against filmmaker Charlie Kessler, claiming that the duo had failed to conclusively prove that the claims of Kessler – presented for the first time last year – had been lifted ideas from his short film "Montauk" in creating their beloved show Netflix.

Which means that Strange things Next month, Kessler will likely attempt to support his conversation with the duo at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, in which they discussed their common interest in alleged paranormal activity around an abandoned military research station. on Long Island, and in which the Duffers reportedly told Kessler "they should work together" – provided a significant basis for the world of Hawkins, IN, and constituted enough of a binding agreement to entitle him to a third party profits from the blockbuster.

Honestly, though, it seems that the Duffers (and their benefactors at Netflix) are less worried about Kessler's case – which also indicates that Montauk was the original working name of the streaming series, since it featured on what type of spoilers or troublesome or compromising dirt that the trial might unearth or expose. By THR:

The Duffers have already filed a motion to seal parts of the lawsuit because of the prospect of highly confidential information. In an audience report this week, a Duffer lawyer told the judge that "public disclosure threatens not only their legitimate privacy interests, but also their ongoing business efforts, including revealing confidential information." likely to be included in the future. episodes of Strange things and weaken the position of Duffers (and Netflix) in future trade negotiations. "

Netflix, of course, is a secret well known to the government, the conspirators, about its internal workings, especially with regard to numbers; as a result, the company filed its own separate statement in the case, asking the judge not to disclose any of his private information during the trial. Kessler, meanwhile, is seeking not only information about the profits, but also the details of another charge of stealing of ideas against the Duffers, who, according to his lawyer, was also charged with theft. having raised the ideas of a former roommate for their 2015 movie Hidden.