Yeesh. Caterpillar is suing Disney over an unfairly evil portrayal of bulldozers.
Bulldozer maker Caterpillar Inc. wants to bury Walt Disney Co.’s “George of the Jungle 2” movie, which it alleges in a lawsuit filed late Tuesday in Federal Court in Peoria, Illinois, infringes on its trademarks.
The heavy equipment giant contended in the suit that the straight-to-DVD project about the hapless jungle man battling “bulldozing bullies” puts Caterpillar in a bad light, the Peoria Journal Star said Wednesday.
[…] The movie due to be released October 21 pits George against an industrialist seeking to destroy the jungle. […] In the sequel George, played by Chris Showerman, fights “bulldozing bullies” who drive Caterpillar equipment. That could have a “negative impact on children that view the movie” for the bulldozer maker and its line of toys, the newspaper quoted Caterpillar as charging.
First off, guys, don’t worry about it! The movie is almost certainly going to flop, meaning your law suit has now given more publicity to the thing than it would have had otherwise.
Second off, one would think that the subliminal impact of seeing how incredibly powerful and destructive your equipment can be would be a net positive with kids — or the adults they grow up to be.
Third off, you don’t really have a leg to stand on.
Jeez. Next up, “Los Angeles sues Joss Whedon, Angel, over implication that there are vampires, lawyers, and other monsters living there.”