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

(original idea from www.theguardian.com)

Tess Gerritsen is the author of a novel titled Gravity (1999) about a disaster in space and she is suing the makers of the Oscar-winning film which shares its name for $10 millions of dollars and get a part on the credits

Alfonso Cuarón's drama won seven Academy awards in March, including best director, but now prolific American writer, Tess Gerritsen, whose novel is also about a female astronaut trapped in space, wants what she believes is her cut.

Gerritsen is asking for $10m plus damages from studio Warner Bros, which backed the $716m box-office smash. She also wants a "based on the book by Tess Gerritsen" credit.

A blog suggests Gerritsen previously distanced her novel from Cuarón's film, and some plot details do appear to differ. The central character, according to the author's own website, is a brilliant research physician sent to the international space station in order to study living beings in space.

The author lawsuit said that Gerritsen have a optioned book in 1999, that includes scenes very siimilar to the movie directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

Cuarón and Warner Bros have yet to make a public comment on Gerritsen's suit.