Injunction granted in film credits case

A judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday preventing Hollywood financier Bob Yari from stripping fellow “Crash” producer Cathy Schulman of credits for the movie “The Illusionist.”

The ruling by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Dunn means Schulman and a second plaintiff, Tom Nunan, will continue to have their producer credits on the upcoming film, pending the outcome of a trial on whether Dunn should issue a permanent injunction.

The trial is probably a year away, her attorneys said after the hearing. “The Illusionist,” starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell and Jessica Biel, is due in theaters on Aug. 18.

Dunn’s ruling upholds a June 5 decision in which he issued a temporary restraining order against Yari. Schulman filed suit after learning that Yari wanted to change the credits on “The Illusionist.”