Rockstar Games, via its parent company Take-Two Interactive, has filed a lawsuit against the BBC in London today for trademark infringement in relation to the broadcaster’s upcoming drama ‘Game Changer’ (working title).

The 90-minute feature will focus on the real-life conflict between Rockstar President Sam Houser and the US lawyer, and outspoken critic of the GTA series, Jack Thompson, with Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton playing the respective roles.

Here is Rockstar’s statement in full, issued to IGN:

"Take-Two Interactive has filed suit against the BBC for trademark infringement based on their movie currently titled ‘Game Changer’ as it relates to Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto video game series.

"While holders of the trademarks referenced in the film title and its promotion, Rockstar Games has had no involvement with this project. Our goal is to ensure that our trademarks are not misused in the BBC's pursuit of an unofficial depiction of purported events related to Rockstar Games. We have attempted multiple times to resolve this matter with the BBC without any meaningful resolution. It is our obligation to protect our intellectual property and unfortunately in this case litigation was necessary."

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When contacted, a BBC spokesperson said: “We do not comment on legal matters.”

The made-for-TV drama began filming on April 20th, and is currently scheduled to broadcast later in year as part of a BBC season centred on coding-based programmes and activities.

Daniel is IGN's Games Editor over in London. He writes about movies, too. You can follow him on Twitter (honestly, it's not that bad).