Stallone says Demolition Man made at least $125m at the box office, and under his deal with the studio, he is entitled to at least 15% of that.

His lawsuit says “motion picture studios are notoriously greedy” and Warner Bros “sat on the money owed” for years “without any justification”.

Warner Bros has not commented on the legal action.

Stallone’s legal papers say his representatives raised the issue of owed money with Warner Bros in 2014 but were told by the film company that they didn’t have to pay him anything because Demolition Man had lost $66.9m.

He queried this, and in April 2015 the studio sent Stallone a cheque for $2.8m.

The lawsuit alleges: “WB just sat on the money owed to [Stallone’s company] Rogue Marble for years and told itself, without any justification, that Rogue Marble was not owed any profits.”

In the lawsuit, which was filed at Los Angeles Superior Court, the star is seeking a full accounting of the film’s proceeds, in addition to interest and damages.

The legal action also seeks “an end to this practice for all talent who expect to be paid by WB for the fruits of their labour”.

Stallone starred in Demolition Man alongside Wesley Snipes. They played a cop and criminal who are cryogenically frozen and then brought back to life in the future into a world without crime.

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Several publications suggested last week that the president-elect would offer the star a top job in the arts.

In a statement, Stallone said he was “incredibly flattered to have been suggested to be involved with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)”.

But the star said he would prefer to highlight issues faced by US veterans.

“I believe I could be more effective by bringing national attention to returning military personnel in an effort to find gainful employment, suitable housing and financial assistance these heroes respectfully deserve,” the statement said.

‘Better painter’

Stallone, famed for his role in the Rambo and Rocky films, is also an artist.

He has created hundreds of artworks and last year exhibited at the Modern Art Museum in Nice, France.

In 2013, a collection of his paintings went on display at The Russian Museum in St Petersburg.

At the show’s opening the star said, if he had the choice, he would spend his life drawing instead of acting.

“I think I’m a much better painter than an actor,” he said.

The Oscar-nominated actor studied art before his film career took off.

In an interview with Variety earlier this year, Stallone said: “I love Donald Trump. He’s a great Dickensian character. You know what I mean? There are certain people like Arnold [Schwarzenegger], Babe Ruth, that are bigger than life. But I don’t know how that translates to running the world.”

Established in 1965, the NEA is an independent federal agency which distributes government grants to arts organisations.

The NEA has come under threat in the past from previous Republican governments, including Ronald Reagan’s administration.

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Source: BBC

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