Eva Green, the James Bond actress, has claimed “bully-boy” executives regarded her behaviour on set as “female hysteria” after she won a High Court battle over an unfinished film.

The Casino Royale star was due to appear in the £4 million sci-fi thriller A Patriot before the project was abandoned in October 2019.

She sued White Lantern Film claiming she was entitled to collect her $1 million fee for the movie despite its cancellation. However, White Lantern Film and lender SMC Speciality Finance issued a counter-claim against Green, alleging she undermined the independent film’s production and renounced the contract.

In a judgment on Friday, Justice Michael Green ruled in Green’s favour, agreeing the collapse of the project was a “Shakespearean farce”.He said the 42-year-old was entitled to the full fee.

In a strongly worded statement after the ruling, Green said: “I stood my ground, and this time, justice prevailed. In this legal action, I was forced to stand up to a small group of men, funded by deep financial resources, who tried to use me as a scapegoat."

The Daily Telegraph, London