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Bruce Willis Sports-Betting Flop ‘Lay the Favorite’ Sparks Lawsuit Over Map

'Lay the Favorite,' the 2012 Bruce Willis-led film about sports betting that grossed less than $21,000 at the domestic box office, has sparked a lawsuit against Amazon and Netflix from an Austin-based mapmaker who says his copyrighted work was shown in the background without permission.

Todd McCarthy’s Sundance Wrap: Why the ‘Beasts’ Rule

THR's film critic on the triumph of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Spike Lee's belly-flop and the sad glut of crass sex comedies at Park City.

Sundance 2012: Star-Studded ‘Lay the Favorite’ Sells to Weinstein Co. for $2 Million-Plus

The comedy from director Stephen Frears stars Bruce Willis and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Lay the Favorite: Sundance Film Review

This true-life gambling world tale can’t cash in all its chips.

Sundance 2012: Stephen Frears on His Sundance Comeback, ‘Lay the Favorite’ (Q&A)

The Oscar-nominated director returns to Park City with Bruce Willis and a new movie about gambling.

Cast of ‘Lay the Favorite’ live from Sundance 2012

UPATE: THR moderates a panel discussion with the cast of "Lay the Favorite" starring Bruce Willis and Catherine Zeta-Jones

‘The Gates’ Actor Frank Grillo Cast in ‘Lay the Favorite’ (Exclusive)

He has also signed with CAA and Management 360.