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Here’s a wild one: Yesterday fans sued Universal for a whopping $5 million after renting the movie, expecting to see Ana de Armas, only to find out her scene had been cut. Yep, you heard that right! According to the Hollywood Reporter, Conor Woulfe and Peter Rosza, both fans of the Cuban actress, rented the 2019 film after spotting de Armas in the trailer. They were hyped to see her play a love interest in a scene with Jack Malik (Himesh Patel). But when they hit play, guess what? No Ana! Not a single frame.
So, what did they do next? Filed a class action lawsuit, naturally. The duo claimed Universal had used “deceptive marketing” by including de Armas in Yesterday’s trailer, only to cut her entirely from the final release. They even threw in a $5 million price tag for their trouble. The lawsuit states, “Because consumers were promised a movie with Ana de Armas by the trailer for Yesterday but did not receive a movie with any appearance of Ana de Armas at all, such consumers were not provided with any value for their rental or purchase.” Harsh, right?
But here’s the kicker. It’s not like they left out de Armas to improve the movie. According to screenwriter Richard Curtis, cutting her scene was actually pretty painful. He called it “very traumatic,” especially since de Armas was “brilliant” in the role. The problem? Test audiences didn’t take too kindly to Jack’s wandering eye when he meets de Ana de Armas’ character in LA. Curtis explained that people didn’t like the idea of Jack even considering someone else. They didn’t want him to mess up the perfect romance between Jack and Lily (played by Lily James). So, they axed the scene to save the vibe.
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