Quentin Tarantino isn't happy about leaks. So when his script for his next movie was posted on Defamer, he decided to drop the whole thing and not film it.

Instead, he will be filing a lawsuit against Gawker. The script for The Hateful Eight was posted online Thursday, spurring him to file a suit seeking $1 million in damages. Gawker confirmed the legal action in a post early Monday evening.

"Gawker and Defamer are news sites, and our publication of the link was clearly connected to our goal of informing readers about things they care about," Gawker editor John Cook wrote in the post. "As far as I can tell (but I'm no lawyer!), no claim of contributory infringement has prevailed in the U.S. over a news story. We'll be fighting this one."

Tarantino sent the script to six people, including Django Unchained producer Reggie Hudlin as well as actors Tim Roth, Bruce Dern and Michael Madsen, according to Deadline. It didn't take long for the director to start receiving calls from interested actors and their representatives.

That led to Tarantino making public comments about his disappointment about the leak, and telling Deadline that he would not make the movie.

Tarantino joins the likes of Dr. Phil, Hulk Hogan, publisher HarperCollins and Lena Dunham to have sued Gawker.

Gawker directed media inquiries to Cook's post. A representative for Tarantino did not immediately respond.