Ms. Lee’s estate suffered a setback earlier this week, when a federal court in Alabama agreed with Mr. Rudin that the dispute should be handled in the New York court. Ms. Lee’s estate then sought to delay the trial, which had been scheduled for June, for reasons that it sought to keep secret, according to court documents. Mr. Rudin declined to comment, and a lawyer representing the estate referred to the joint statement and declined to comment further. Mr. Rudin is co-producing the play with Lincoln Center Theater. The dispute over the character of Atticus was especially charged because of the controversial publication of Ms. Lee’s novel “Go Set a Watchman” in 2015.

Source: New York Times May 10, 2018 19:21 UTC