{"id":102644,"date":"2024-03-09T23:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T23:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1670181"},"modified":"2024-03-09T23:00:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T23:00:38","slug":"did-2024-oscar-nominee-the-holdovers-really-plagiarize-its-script-simon-stephensons-allegations-of-plagiarism-against-alexander-payne-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/09\/did-2024-oscar-nominee-the-holdovers-really-plagiarize-its-script-simon-stephensons-allegations-of-plagiarism-against-alexander-payne-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Did 2024 Oscar nominee \u2018The Holdovers\u2019 really plagiarize its script? Simon Stephenson\u2019s allegations of plagiarism against Alexander Payne, explained"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Looks like when you sit down to watch the 96th Oscar Awards ceremony this time, seekers of a little controversy will not have to wait for one with bated breath as Alexander Payne\u2019s widely celebrated and praised The Holdovers<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>is already attracting the wrong kind of attention.<\/p>\n

In a shocking expose by Variety<\/em><\/a>, it has been revealed screenwriter Simon Stephenson (who penned Luca<\/em>) accused Payne, the director of The Holdovers, <\/em>of plagiarising the unproduced script he wrote, titled Frisco. <\/em>Based on the email evidence revealed by the outlet, Stephenson had shared the script with Payne twice \u2014 in 2013 and then in 2019. He reportedly read the script at least twice before he decided to pass it in December 2019 and it was conveyed to the writer that the director liked it but was not interested in directing or producing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was right before Payne got David Hemingson involved in the project and the duo started shaping the script of The Holdovers.<\/em><\/p>\n

Stephenson also shared a detailed comparison of the final script of The Holdovers <\/em>and Frisco, <\/em>claiming that the former is \u201cforensically identical” to his work as the \u201cmeaningful entirety\u201d of the Oscar-nominated film\u2019s plot has similarities in “story, characters, structure, scenes [and] dialogue” with his script.<\/p>\n

As per the report, Stephenson lodged a complaint with the Writers Guild of America back on Jan. 12, 2024, via email and assured that he can prove his claim \u201cbeyond any possible doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe evidence The Holdovers <\/em>screenplay has been plagiarised line-by-line from Frisco <\/em>is genuinely overwhelming \u2013 anybody who looks at even the briefest sample pretty much invariably uses the word \u2018brazen.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The storyline of the two films is pretty similar \u2014 Frisco <\/em>was about a frustrated and tired children\u2019s doctor who ends up shouldering the responsibility of taking care of his 15-year-old patient. The Holdovers <\/em>saw a middle-aged, disgruntled school teacher having no option but to take care of a 15-year-old student who had nowhere to go during the Christmas break.<\/p>\n

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Though the WGA doesn\u2019t technically deal with allegations of plagiarism when it concerns a spec script, they have been debating the issue since Stephenson filed his complaint and demanded a full-blown investigation. But they have not taken any concrete steps, yet.<\/p>\n

So far, Hemingson and Payne have already won a number of awards for The Holdovers, <\/em>whose screenplay is currently a Best Original Screenplay Award nominee at the Oscars (which takes place on March 10. 2024). At the time of writing, neither Hemingson, Payne, nor the WGA have addressed the shocking report and the concerning allegations.<\/p>\n

Will this change the Academy\u2019s decision since The Holdovers <\/em>is considered a hot contender along with Anatomy of a Fall<\/em> in the original screenplay category<\/a> and is expected to win against Maestro, Past Lives, <\/em>and May December<\/em>? Chances of this being resolved before the Oscar red carpet rolls out are slim and this not affecting the other four categories \u2014 including the Best Actor nominee Paul Giamatti \u2014 the film is nominated in are slimmer. It remains to be seen whether the Academy is ready to play it fast and loose with the term \u201coriginal\u201d in the category or not.<\/p>\n\n

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