Entertainment Awards Shows and Events Premieres Ana de Armas Fans Sue Universal for $5 Million Over Actress Being Cut from a 2019 Movie The lawsuit alleges that Universal engaged in "false, deceptive, and misleading advertising" after Ana de Armas was featured in the trailer for Yesterday, but not its final cut By Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to a freelance role, and then staff positions soon after. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. People Editorial Guidelines Published on January 24, 2022 01:18PM EST Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Ana de Armas fans are die-hard! Last week, two supporters of the actress filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Universal after they watched the film Yesterday and discovered that the star was cut from the comedy altogether, despite being featured the film's trailer, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. Per the complaint, which was filed in the United States District Court of Central California, Conor Woulfe, 38, of Maryland, and Peter Michael Rosza, 44, of San Diego County, Calif., said that they each paid $3.99 to rent the film on Amazon Prime. But, after watching the 2019 movie, the pair discovered that de Armas, 33, was removed from the final cut and the duo felt that they "were not provided with any value for their rental or purchase," as the lawsuit states. Paul McCartney Reveals He Snuck Into a Movie Theater to See the Beatles-Inspired Film Yesterday The lawsuit alleges that Universal engaged in "false, deceptive, and misleading advertising" and the two are now looking to get a minimum of $5 million on behalf of affected viewers. "Because consumers were promised a movie with Ana De Armas by the trailer for 'Yesterday,' but did not receive a movie with any appearance of Ana de Armas at all, such consumers were not provided with any value for their rental or purchase," the lawsuit states. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Ed Sheeran Says He Was 'Third Choice' for Yesterday Role After These Musicians: They 'Said No' Yesterday follows the story of a world where everyone has forgotten about The Beatles except for one man, played by Himesh Patel, who becomes famous by claiming credit for the band's songs. In the film, de Armas was intended to appear as the character Roxane, who would serve as a love interest to Patel's Jack Malik. The pair were originally intended to meet on the set of James Corden's talk show, where Jack would serenade Roxane with his own take on George Harrison's "Something," before de Armas' scenes were cut altogether. Speaking with CinemaBlend at the time, screenwriter Richard Curtis explained that audiences didn't agree with Jack expressing a desire for anyone who wasn't his initial love interest, who was portrayed by Lily James. "That was a very traumatic cut, because she was brilliant in it. I mean really radiant," Curtis told the outlet of de Armas. "You know, it's one of those things where it's some of our favorite scenes from the film, but we had to cut them for the sake of the whole." A representative for de Armas, as well as a rep for Universal, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.