Filmmaker Matt Zane says that he has received a cease-and-desist letter from the estate and family of late STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static regarding Zane‘s plan to go ahead with an unauthorized documentary focusing  on Wayne and Static‘s wife, adult movie star Tera Wray.

The legal notice arrived just days after the family made clear they were prepared to take action to halt any unapproved production. In a statement, the family said they “strenuously object” to Zane‘s plan to make the film, explaining that they are “not interested in the further development of any unauthorized biography or documentary…”

Zane, however, remains defiant.

“This won’t stop me,” he said. “I’m ready and willing to take this as far as it goes. If it ends up in court, so be it. This movie will be made and released if it’s the last thing that I do.”

Zane has also questioned why his project has been singled out when multiple unauthorized documentaries about Wayne Static already exist online.

“If you go to YouTube right now you’ll see multiple unauthorized documentaries about Wayne Static with hundreds of thousands of views,” Matt said. “None of them were threatened with legal action. I’m the only one served with a cease-and-desist letter — and I haven’t even started production yet. Why am I being singled out?”

Since news of the estate’s disapproval broke, Zane has faced intense backlash from segments of the fan community. He believes much of the criticism stems from a lack of awareness about his long-standing personal and professional relationship with Wayne Static and Tera Wray.

“Most people attacking me simply don’t know my history with Wayne and Tera or the work I’ve done over the past 15 years,” Zane explained.

Zane pointed to his filmmaking credentials and extensive work within the rock and metal world.

“My first documentary, ‘DV Karloff: The Altered Noise’, won an award at the American Horrors Film Festival. I’ve worked with Zakk Wylde, John 5, DMC, Wednesday 13 and more, directing commercials and music videos. STATIC-X themselves hired me for multiple music videos, commercials, and social media content. Wayne hired me for all of his video work after STATIC-X. My career may have started in adult films, but I haven’t been in that world for many years.”

Despite presenting what he considers clear facts, Zane says some critics refuse to reconsider their stance. The controversy has prompted him to reflect on a private exchange he once had with Wayne Static.

While the full e-mail remains private, Zane has highlighted this quote from Wayne publicly: “I’ve always felt people are too dumb to understand what’s really going on around us. It seems like you share that feeling.”

Matt also shared the email publicly on his Facebook page , giving fans and press a firsthand look at Wayne‘s words.

As tensions escalate, the dispute appears far from over. Whether resolved privately or in court, Zane insists the documentary will move forward — setting the stage for a highly publicized clash between an artist’s estate and a filmmaker claiming to honor his late friend’s legacy.

In their joint statement, the families of Wayne Static and Tera Wray asked that any rare or unseen footage in Zane‘s possession be submitted for review and possible inclusion in the official “Evil Disco” documentary, which is currently in development with the approval of Wayne‘s estate.

Zane, who had a long personal and creative relationship with both Wayne and Tera, responded: “I understand the family’s concerns, especially Wayne‘s sister Aimee who is a wonderful person, but my obligation isn’t to the families — it’s to Wayne and Tera. They asked me to do this, and I know they would want the focus to be on the two of them.”

In response to the estate’s request regarding material, Zane stated that there has been confusion surrounding his involvement with “Evil Disco”.

“I think the family is a bit confused about the creation of the official documentary ‘Evil Disco’,” he said. “I was hired and edited about 85% of that and in good faith allowed my footage to be used within the edit. I never signed over the footage legally for use but was willing to do so if the agreed-upon terms were met. I also allowed my personal footage of Wayne to be used in multiple music videos such as ‘Stay Alive’ and ‘All These Years’ even though the band hasn’t officially licensed it from me.”

Zane emphasized that his film will not conflict with the narrative direction of “Evil Disco”, noting that the two projects serve very different purposes.

“I personally think both movies can exist. I watched a working cut of ‘Evil Disco’ with Wayne‘s sister Aimee and it’s really cool, but it’s more about the band — past and present. My movie is about Wayne and Tera.”

Zane also confirmed that the unreleased Wayne Static music he had hoped to include will not be used without explicit approval from the estate.

“As far as the unreleased music, unfortunately I’m unable to use any of that without the family’s consent,” he said. “What I may do is create tracks based off of the music Wayne and I worked on and bring in other singers, similar to what Jonathan Davis did for ‘Queen Of The Damned’.”

However, Zane revealed the existence of additional solo material recorded by Wayne that has never been made public.

“But I can tell you this: there are six tracks Wayne wrote and recorded that I did not have any part in that are truly his final solo works,” he said. “Yes, his vocals are on them and they were done in 2013.”

Zane‘s film is intended to be a personal, emotionally driven account focused on the relationship between Wayne Static and Tera Wray — a story he says the couple explicitly wanted him to tell.

The crowdfunding campaign for the documentary is now live on IndieGoGo.