Ving Rhames is suing the producer of The Red Canvas, claiming he was short changed $25,000 for his role in the film.

According to TMZ, Rhames alleges in the lawsuit that he was promised $200,000 for six days of work on the movie, but was only paid $175,000. He claims a stop payment was put on the final $25,000 check and that writer/director/producer Kenneth Chamitoff promised he would be paid by January 25 but he still has not.

TMZ says Rhames is suing Chamitoff and Red Canvas Productions for the $25,000 plus $200,000 for fraud and breach of contract.

The Red Canvas is a mixed martial arts movie that bears the tagline “Heroes Fight With Weapons Forged in the Heart.” It stars/features John Savage (best known for 1978’s The Deer Hunter), Ernie Reyes Jr. (1985’s The Last Dragon, 1991’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze), Maria Conchita Alonso (1988’s Colors) and George Takei (best known as Sulu on television’s original Star Trek).