Richard Gere

Actor Richard Gere has filed a lawsuit against a production company, saying he is being extorted over book adaptation rights. According to the lawsuit filed on Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Gere says he is being extorted for half a million dollars after creative differences arose with a producing partner, reports hollywoodreporter.com. Gere says Random Acts Entertainment, owned by Scott and Anna Elias, optioned the rights to "Bones of the Master: A Buddhist Monk's Search for the Lost Heart of China" and in 2009 he entered into discussions with them about potentially acting in, directing and producing a film adaptation of the book.