Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Reports: Iran mulls suing Hollywood over 'Argo'

FILE --In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 file photo, director and actor Ben Affleck poses for photographers at the premiere of his film Argo in Washington, DC, USA. Iranian media reported on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 that authorities are planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning "Argo" because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country. The decision on the lawsuit came after a group of Iranian cultural officials and movie critics screened the film in a closed audience in a Tehran theater late Monday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE --In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 file photo, director and actor Ben Affleck poses for photographers at the premiere of his film Argo in Washington, DC, USA. Iranian media reported on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 that authorities are planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning "Argo" because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country. The decision on the lawsuit came after a group of Iranian cultural officials and movie critics screened the film in a closed audience in a Tehran theater late Monday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iranian media say authorities are planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning "Argo" because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country.

Several news outlets, including the pro-reform Shargh daily, said on Tuesday that French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre is in Iran for talks with officials over how and where to file the lawsuit. Coutant-Peyre is also the lawyer for notorious Venezuelan-born terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, known as Carlos the Jackal.

The decision on the lawsuit came after a group of Iranian cultural officials and movie critics screened the film in a closed audience in a Tehran theater late Monday.

Iranian officials in February dismissed "Argo" as pro-CIA, anti-Iran propaganda.

The movie is based on the escape of six American hostages from the besieged U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2013-03-12-ML-Iran-Argo/id-4fede832b5ed40cfb4bc8b1cda17031b

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