The upcoming trial between‭ ‬Paramount Pictures and the estate of‭ ‬Godfather author Mario Puzo has been called off,‭ ‬as both parties have reportedly settled for an agreement out of court.‭

Lawyers representing the estate of‭ ‬Puzo‭ – ‬who passed away ten years ago‭ – ‬initially filed for a‭ ‬$1‭ ‬million lawsuit back in June after alleging it was owed profits from the commercial success of EA’s Godfather game.‭

Now both groups have ended their conflict with an out-of-court settlement. The figure of the settlement was not disclosed figure.‭ “‬We think it's a terrific settlement,‭”‬ said Bert Fields,‭ ‬a‭ ‬Puzo estate‭ ‬lawyer.‭ ‬“This involved one of the most admired films of all time.‭”

EA was not the subject of the lawsuit,‭ ‬as Puzo’s estate lawyers had targeted‭ ‬Paramount Pictures‭ ‬which licensed the game to Electronic Arts.‭ ‬Paramount Pictures had denied it owed any money.

Back in‭ ‬2005,‭ ‬Godfather director‭ ‬Francis Ford Coppola‭ ‬Spoke of his disdain for‭ ‬Paramount in allowing the production of the Godfather game,‭ ‬adding that he had not been informed of it until the wheels were fully in motion.

Source:‭ ‬SkyNews‭