Gravity space novel author sues over Alfonso Cuarón's Oscar-winning film

Tess Gerritsen demands $10m plus damages from studio Warner Bros, claiming her material has gone uncredited



Another view: an astronaut's view on Gravity

The author of a 1999 novel titled Gravity about a disaster in space is suing the makers of the Oscar-winning film which shares its name, reports Deadline.

Alfonso Cuarón's extraterrestrial drama won seven prizes at the Academy awards in March, including best director for its lead architect. Prolific American writer Tess Gerritsen, whose novel is also about a female astronaut trapped in space, now wants what she believes is her cut.

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