Who Sues The Watchmen?

[Cthulhudrew]

Apparently, 20th Century Fox does.

Wonder if that will hold up this movie. It's still in production, so my guess is simply that Fox sprung this lawsuit knowing how much of an investment was already made to back out of it, so they would just pay them off and keep going.

 

[el-remmen]

I know it is too much to hope, but I would love for this to kill the project once and for all.

Not everything can or should be made into a film.

 

[Felon]

I know it is too much to hope, but I would love for this to kill the project once and for all.

Not everything can or should be made into a film.

Amen, my friend. Amen!

 

[Mistwell]

My friend has had a full tour of the set in Canada, and met with many of the people working on the film. He's one of the top folks in the comics news field. He is very critical when it comes to things like this, and a fan of the comic.

In his opinion, this movie is going to be fantastic. Better than he could have possibly expected.

So have some faith!

 

[Richards]

Are they still changing the ending from the graphic novel? Because that's pretty much a deal-breaker for me.

Johnathan

 

[Felon]

Are they still changing the ending from the graphic novel? Because that's pretty much a deal-breaker for me.

You mean do they decide to allow a terrorist attack to kill half of New York? I'm going to go with "no" on that one.

Of course, then we'll hear folks complaining about how the comic ripped off the season 1 finale of Heroes.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Wasn't it an earlier draft that was the one that changed the ending?

I haven't heard anything about this current one that's actually being used changing it, though its a possibility. It wouldn't be a deal-breaker for me, but it would definitely make me sad. As ironic as that sounds, the ending is just the perfect culmination of the rest of the events.

 

[Felon]

My friend has had a full tour of the set in Canada, and met with many of the people working on the film. He's one of the top folks in the comics news field. He is very critical when it comes to things like this, and a fan of the comic.

In his opinion, this movie is going to be fantastic. Better than he could have possibly expected.

So have some faith!

Very well, duly noted.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

If I'm not mistaken, Alan Moore has said that though he didn't want Watchmen to be made into a movie (he didn't conceive or write it that way), he actually read David Hayter's script and thought if it was to be done, that was the way to do it.

(Quick Google).

Yes, in fact the exact quote from Moore is: "David Hayter's screenplay was as close as I could imagine anyone getting to Watchmen. That said, I shan't be going to see it. My book is a comic book. Not a movie, not a novel. A comic book. It's been made in a certain way, and designed to be read a certain way: in an armchair, nice and cozy next to a fire, with a steaming cup of coffee. Personally, I think that would make for a lovely Saturday night."

I have faith in Solid Snake.

 

[Frostmarrow]

If I'm not mistaken, Alan Moore has said that though he didn't want Watchmen to be made into a movie (he didn't conceive or write it that way), he actually read David Hayter's script and thought if it was to be done, that was the way to do it.

(Quick Google).

Yes, in fact the exact quote from Moore is: "David Hayter's screenplay was as close as I could imagine anyone getting to Watchmen. That said, I shan't be going to see it. My book is a comic book. Not a movie, not a novel. A comic book. It's been made in a certain way, and designed to be read a certain way: in an armchair, nice and cozy next to a fire, with a steaming cup of coffee. Personally, I think that would make for a lovely Saturday night."

I have faith in Solid Snake.

Me too. David Hayter saved X-Men I and II.