Two men who They sued Universal studio for including Ana de Armas in the trailer for the film ‘Yesterday’, despite the fact that the Cuban actress had been removed from the final cutreached an agreement to end the legal battle for false advertising.

According to ‘Variety’ magazine, Peter Rosza and Conor Woulfe They reached an agreement last week with the renowned Hollywood studio for the legal complaint filed in 2022 in which they alleged that they had been defrauded by paying $3.99 when renting the film on a platform.

The two followers of the Cuban actress who starred in ‘Blade Runner 2049’, ‘Knives Out’ and ‘No Time to Die’ said they rented the film because they wanted to see the artist, but They felt “cheated” upon seeing that his scenes had been deleted, according to court records.

Directed by Danny Boyle, ‘Yesterday’ tells the story of a singer and songwriter who realizes that he is the only person on Earth who remembers The Beatles. Ana de Armas was a romantic interest of the protagonist but his scenes were deleted from the latest version of the film, although they were used in the trailer.

The lawsuit accused the studio of use false advertising. Universal defended itself by arguing that movie trailers are works of art and should therefore be protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

Federal Judge Stephen Wilson concluded that a trailer It is a “commercial speech”, subject to false advertising laws. However, he did not grant the plaintiffs the million-dollar sum they were asking for. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.