Anne Hathaway's new movie, "Colossal' is under fire from the Japanese filmmakers for copyright infringement. According to the movie plot, Hathaway plays the character of a woman who realizes her mind is strangely connected to a giant lizard destroying Tokyo.

The Japanese rightholders of the Godzilla movie, Toho have filed a case again Voltaire Pictures claiming that the movie is nothing but "Godzilla' meets " Being John Malkovich,' according to The Hollywood Reporter.

A complaint was filed at the California Federal Court by the Greenberg Glusker's Aaron Moss and Chuck Shephard, Toho's longtime litigators. who claim that the filmmakers are brazenly producing, advertising, and selling an unauthorized Godzilla film of their own.

"We've represented Toho for a long time, and this is about as brazen an act of infringement as we've encountered. It's hard to believe that an established Hollywood production company would conduct business this way," said Shephard speaking to The Hollywood Reporter.

The lawsuit focuses on the filmmakers' efforts to publicize Colossal, which Toho claims have included infringing content. The Godzilla rights holders claim the filmmakers sent an email blast to potential investors, sales agents and distributors on May 9 pitching Colossal with a publicity still from the recent Godzilla reboot, according to The Hollywood Reporter, who first broke the news of the complaint.

The complaint reads, "The Director's Notes also make clear that Defendants have not only taken the Godzilla Character as their own, but that they also intend to use the Godzilla Character in precisely the same way that Toho used the character in its initial film "” attacking Tokyo."

"Toho is informed and believes, and based thereon alleges, that Defendants have knowingly used the Godzilla Character to attract interest and attention in their Colossal project so that it would stand out in a crowded field of competitors on the film sales circuit," the complaint further reads.