{"id":96989,"date":"2019-01-24T09:24:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T17:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=96989"},"modified":"2019-01-24T09:24:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T17:24:14","slug":"20th-century-fox-countersues-genting-for-46-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/20th-century-fox-countersues-genting-for-46-4-million\/","title":{"rendered":"20th Century Fox Countersues Genting for $46.4 Million Over Disputed Theme Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

20th<\/sup> Century Fox\u2019s spat with Genting<\/a> over a theme park<\/a> escalated on Wednesday when the entertainment giant filed a $46.4 million lawsuit against the Malaysian casino operator.<\/p>\n

\"Genting\"
20th Century Fox World lies uncompleted on a mountaintop outside Kuala Lumpur, while the two former partners on the project battle it out in the courts. (Image: YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The filing comes two months after Genting sued Fox and its soon-to-be new owner, the Walt Disney Company, for $1.75 billion for breach of contract. Genting claims the US companies backed out of their commitment to the 20th<\/sup> Century Fox World, which was scheduled to open later this year at the Resorts World Genting casino resort in the highlands outside Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Fox and Genting entered into a licensing agreement that would see the casino giant build a theme park with rides and attractions based on popular 20th<\/sup> Century Fox movies and franchises.<\/p>\n

But Genting contends that after it spending $750 million building the park, Fox pulled out last year, allegedly at the behest of Disney execs, who didn\u2019t want their family-friendly image sullied by gambling and wanted Fox\u2019s assets exclusively for Disney’s own theme parks.<\/p>\n

Disney \u2018Calling the Shots\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since late 2017, Disney has been involved in a $71.3 billion takeover of 21st<\/sup> Century Fox, which is expected to complete over the next few months, and the Genting lawsuit claims that Disney executives are now \u201ccalling the shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

But in yesterday\u2019s filing Fox claims that Genting had agreed a soft opening of the park by June 2018 and its failure to hit that deadline gave the American company the right to walk away.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fault for these failures lies with Genting, and Genting alone,\u201d it adds. \u201cGenting\u2019s failures to adhere to its obligations and deliver on the agreed-upon schedule resulted from a mixture of Genting\u2019s incompetence, inexperience, and rank indifference to its contractual obligations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The filing claims Genting would alter agreed-upon plans at the \u201cwhim of its chairman\u201d and lists several mistakes and miscalculations made during construction of the park.<\/p>\n

No, You\u2019re<\/em> Incompetent<\/strong><\/h2>\n

John Berlinski, a lawyer for Genting responded to the counterclaim late Wednesday, asserting that the suit is designed to \u201cdivert attention away from [Fox\u2019s] own incompetence and inexperience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust two months before termination, Fox was more than willing to open Fox World, but only if Genting paid them well in excess of the amounts the parties originally agreed upon,” he claimed in an official statement. “Genting has a proven track record in delivering high quality world-class theme parks and will prove that Fox\u2019s termination was both unfounded and improperly directed by\u00a0Disney\u00a0and Fox\u2019s parent company, 21st Century Fox.\u201d<\/p>\n

Genting has vowed it will open the theme park, although when — and as what — remains unclear.<\/p>\n

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20th Century Fox\u2019s spat with Genting over a theme park escalated on Wednesday when the entertainment giant filed a $46.4 million lawsuit against the Malaysian casino operator. The filing comes two months after Genting sued Fox and its soon-to-be new owner, the Walt Disney Company, for $1.75 billion for breach of contract. 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