Anna Daniels
Wiseau may have had concerns about the documentary, but Ontario Superior Court Judge Paul Schabas didn’t see it his way. On May 5th, 2020 he put an end to the injunction and ordered Wiseau to pay restitution to the filmmakers, saying of the lawsuit, “In my view, this action was brought for the improper purpose of preventing the release of a documentary disliked by Tommy Wiseau” (via NY Daily News).
Wiseau was ordered to pay $550,000 for lost revenue, given that the filmmakers were unable to profit from the movie they had already finished, and were prepared to release when the injunction came down. Additionally, Judge Schabas ordered Wiseau to pay another $140,000 in damages for dragging the matter to the courts in the first place.
As for Room Full of Spoons, no release date has been announced. Considering the continued interest in Wiseau, however, especially in light of the attention the lawsuit, itself, brought to the documentary, you can probably expect it to find a distributor soon.
Written by: Looper
