Jay So was contracted by Mitch Klebanoff and the Korean producers to act as a producer on the film but was stiffed on his own compensation during the development of the film. In 2007, he was introduced to Klebanoff and was hired as producer for an up-front fee of $100,000, a credit, and backend participation in Ninja 2. Afterwards, So claims that he commenced substantial pre-production efforts and activities, including sourcing potential investors. He says that he was the one who lined up Jungho Han, the Korean who agreed to provide 100 percent of the financing for the project. He adds that he set up the production entitity, "Beverly Hills Ninja 2, LLC," contacted and worked with visual effects and bonding companies to obtain estimates for the film, met with Sony, negotiated waivers with the guilds to start casting, and so forth. Then, in May 2008, Klebanoff and Han made a deal with each other without his knowledge to change the name of the production entity to "BHN2, LLC" and replace him with Han. As a result, So inquired about his $100,000. He then had a meeting Han, who allegedly told him that $200,000 had been obtained for the project, and that the money would be going to Klebanoff and Han. So was purportedly refused his fee. He took them to court.

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