What do Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Beast of “Beauty and the Beast” fame and the raunchiest and richest movie superhero ever have in common?

They’re all characters in movies that are named in a growing series of recent suits filed by San Mateo visual effects firm Rearden Inc., which is owned by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Perlman. They come on the heels of similar filings last week against the Walt Disney Co. and Mandeville Films for using the technology on “Beauty and the Beast” and Marvel Films for “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

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