Fans' Lawsuit Over Actress's Missing Film Appearance Thrown Out by Judge

A judge has dismissed a case brought forward by fans of Ana de Armas who claimed they were misled into believing she would appear in a movie.

The actress made a brief appearance in a trailer for Danny Boyle's film Yesterday, where she is seen on James Corden's talk show while the main character seems to flirt with her.

However, de Armas doesn't have any dialogue in the trailer and is not part of the 2019 Beatles-themed movie.

Conor Woulfe and Peter Michael Rosza alleged they were "deceived" by false advertising and wouldn't have rented the movie if they had known she wasn't in it.

They attempted to sue Universal Pictures in the US for a minimum of $5 million (£3.9 million) after paying to watch the film on Amazon Prime.

Despite his disappointment, Mr. Woulfe later purchased the movie on Google Play after the search results indicated de Armas as part of the cast.

He believed it might be a different version like a 'director's cut'.

The duo stated that they had "never come across a trailer featuring an actor or actress who didn't also appear in the advertised film," according to court documents.

The writer of Yesterday, Richard Curtis, mentioned in 2019 that de Armas' scenes were removed because test audiences felt she overshadowed the main love story involving Himesh Patel's character.

Curtis called the decision to cut her scenes "very traumatic" as she had delivered a "brilliant" and "radiant" performance.

US judge Stephen Wilson dismissed the lawsuit on Monday and pointed out that the claimants had revised their complaint three times since 2022.

He argued that their second rental from Google showed that their "injury is self-inflicted" rather than being a result of deception, and therefore, they couldn't continue with the case.

Yesterday narrates the story of a struggling singer who rises to fame by performing Beatles songs after everyone suddenly forgets their existence worldwide.