LONDON: James Bond star Eva Green on Friday won a court case in the UK over her $1 million acting fee for the never-made science fiction film “A Patriot”.

The French actress had sued UK-based production company White Lantern Film at the High Court in London for the fee but the firm countersued, saying she derailed the 4-million project by making “unreasonable demands”.

Judge Michael Green ruled the 42-year-old actress was entitled to the sum and dismissed the counter-claim.

“In particular, I find that Ms Green did not renounce her obligations under the artist agreement; nor did she commit any repudiatory breaches of it,” the judge said.

Green, famous for her role as Vesper Lynd in 2006 Bond film “Casino Royale”, was due to play a soldier.

She signed up to the project in 2018, but became increasingly uneasy as funding issues meant that UK producer Jake Seal began to assume more control.

The star attended a trial in January, where messages between her and production staff were read out.

At one point, she blamed her “Frenchness” for calling a film director “weak and stupid”.

Green said in a statement on Friday that her “professional reputation has been upheld.” “I fought tooth and nail to defend the beautiful film that I loved and had signed on for. I stood my ground, and this time, justice prevailed,” she said.

Published in Dawn, April 29th, 2023