production in 2000 and  2001. Some of the largest problems were finding the right director  and the right male lead. Eventually the production was dropped and  the movie canceled. In June 2001, Sharon Stone (I) (qv) filed a  lawsuit against the movies producers, Andrew G. Vajna (qv) and  Mario Kassar (qv), for being responsible for the delays and  therefore making her unable to take other jobs. She filed for nearly  $100 million in damages. Three years later, during her promotion  tour for _Catwoman (2004)_ (qv), she stated that she had finally  dropped the charges and that Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction was  back on track. Both Stone and the same producers were still making  the film together.