courtesy of NetflixFilm & TVNewsFilm & TV / NewsNetflix is being sued over ‘Bandersnatch’Apparently the Black Mirror film is too easily confused with Choose Your Own Adventure booksShareLink copied ✔️January 12, 2019January 12, 2019TextThom Waite Bandersnatch, the recent interactive Black Mirror film that had people messing up its protagonist’s life with their choices, has brought Netflix some trouble in the form of a lawsuit regarding similarities with Choose Your Own Adventure books. Chooseco LLC have filed a complaint alleging that the streaming giant is using associations with its book series to promote the film, reports The Guardian. The company has also claimed that viewers have been confused about the link between the film and the books – which the main character briefly mentions to his dad – and, as a result, that its reputation has been damaged. The complaint adds that Chooseco has been in negotiations with Netflix “for a number of years” about issues related to its brand. “On at least one occasion before the release of Bandersnatch, Chooseco sent a written cease and desist request to Netflix asking Netflix to stop using the Choose Your Own Adventure mark in connection with its marketing efforts for another television program.” As compensation, Chooseco is seeking $25 million in damages from Netflix, or profits (whichever is higher). It’s yet to be revealed what pathway Netflix is going to select. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBen Whishaw on the power of Peter Hujar’s photography: ‘It feels alive’Atropia: An absurdist love story set in a mock Iraqi military villageMeet the new generation of British actors reshaping Hollywood Sentimental Value is a raw study of generational traumaJosh Safdie on Marty Supreme: ‘One dream has to end for another to begin’Animalia: An eerie feminist sci-fi about aliens invading MoroccoThe 20 best films of 2025, rankedWhy Kahlil Joseph’s debut feature film is a must-seeJay Kelly is Noah Baumbach’s surreal, star-studded take on fameWatch: Owen Cooper on Adolescence, Jake Gyllenhaal and Wuthering HeightsOwen Cooper: Adolescent extremesIt Was Just An Accident: A banned filmmaker’s most dangerous work yet