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"&lt;img alt=\"0509_brendan_fraser_getty\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/05/09/0509-brendan-fraser-getty-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brendan Fraser&lt;/strong&gt; claims the producers behind a new 3D movie about &lt;strong&gt;William Tell&lt;/strong&gt; have screwed him out of more than $2 million in acting fees -- and now, he's suing for every penny ... plus more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brendan filed the lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court -- claiming producer &lt;strong&gt;Todd Moyer&lt;/strong&gt; hired him to act in \"The Legend of William Tell: 3D\" in early 2011, promising to begin shooting in October of that year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brendan claims he fully committed to the schedule -- passing up several other lucrative acting jobs to remain available for the William Tell gig.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But according to the lawsuit, Moyer couldn't stay on schedule due to financing problems -- relegating the William Tell project to development hell. The movie is still listed in pre-production on IMDb.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brendan says his contract guarantees a payout of $2.25 million whether the film shoots or not -- and now, he wants all that money ... plus additional damages. All told, Brendan wants more than $3 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Todd Moyer tells TMZ, \"This is the first I have heard of this lawsuit. As we told Mr. Fraser&amp;#8217;s reps,&amp;#160; we are ready, willing and able to make the movie for the September 3rd start date. [Producer] Julius Nasso and I have the movie fully financed.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moyer adds, \"Unfortunately, Mr. Fraser does not seem to be interested in making the movie as a 2D film as the producers intend to do. This is not a contractual decision Mr. Fraser has the ability to make.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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