Los Angeles 2013
In 2015, director John Carpenter successfully sued the film's makers in the "Tribunal de grande instance de Paris" alleging "Lockout" plagiarized his films "Escape from New York" and "Escape from L.A.". The court awarded him damages of €20,000, "Escape from New York" screenwriter Nick Castle got €10,000, and €50,000 was given to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. After Besson's appeal was rejected in July 2016, the claimant's total damages were increased to €450,000.