IATSE Sues Producer Nick Vallelonga for Unpaid Wages on Film ‘That’s Amore’

The unions filed a civil suit alleging the production “ran out of money”

Nick Vallelonga IATSE
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 07: Nick Vallelonga attends 60th Anniversary at The Improv at Hollywood Improv on November 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has filed a lawsuit against producer Nick Vallelonga and the production company That’s Amore Movie, LLC for failing to pay crew members owed wages, the union announced on Thursday.

According to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, That’s Amore Movie, LLC failed to meet its contractual and legal obligations to pay union crew members.

The company was producing a feature film titled “That’s Amore” with a $34 million budget and starring John Travolta, Katherine Heigl, and Christopher Walken. Production began in September 2022 and continued through November.

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