Copyright Office, which protects its material and author from unauthorised use. It has received a copyright certificate from the U.S. McLanahan claimed that he wrote a screenplay called “Head On” in 1998.
According to the court documents filed on in California, which was obtained by, the screenwriter named Cruise, Paramount Pictures, and various production companies as defendants. Timothy Patrick McLanahan is suing the actor, along with several others, for allegedly ripping off his idea for the movie in 1998. Tom Cruise is being sued for USD1 billion by a man who claims that the script for “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” was based on his copyrighted screenplay.