Sweatpea Entertainment suing WotC over film.

[darjr]

http://icv2.com/articles/news/26722.html
http://www.purplepawn.com/2013/09/sweetpea-counterclaims-for-dd-movie/


Looks like sweetpea is trying to stop WotC from making their film and suing for damages. Also the prior case by WotC is going to trial.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

I kinda hope that Hasbro/WoTC win this one as the other crowd have not make any really decent D&D movies. Though i think that WoTC should base a D&D movie on popular D&D novels. Personally I would love to see a miniseries based on Dragonlance.

 

[GX.Sigma]

I hope Hasbro wins.

Then again, since when have Hasbro movies been any good? Since the 80s? I really don't want to see a Michael Bay D&D movie, but I guess that's the lesser of two evils.

 

[Umbran]

I hope that Hasbro wins *fairly* - as in, I hope Sweetpea is incorrect. I don't like the idea of trampling on rights just 'cause the past films have been crap, but I do want to see a good film, and more of the same doesn't seem like a good way to get that.

 

[Morrus]

Huh. And a few months ago Hasbro was suing Sweatpea over their film.

 

[Umbran]

That sort of thing is common, as I understand it. Suit and countersuit (and counter-countersuit...)

 

[Argyle King]

If what Sweetpea claims is true, it sounds as though they have a pretty good case.

 

[Mark CMG]

I wonder how much money will be eaten up by the lawsuits that could have gone to a better D&D movie by somebody, anybody . . .

 

[Deset Gled]

No matter who wins the lawsuit, we lose.

All the money being spent on litigation is cash being diverted away from the budget of the next D+D movie, whoever ends up making it. This ensures more intervention from execs who need the movie to appeal to as wide of an audience as possible (i.e. not us). And cheaper special effects. And lower tier actors.

 

[Deset Gled]

No matter who wins the lawsuit, we lose.

All the money being spent on litigation is cash being diverted away from the budget of the next D+D movie, whoever ends up making it. This ensures more intervention from execs who need the movie to appeal to as wide of an audience as possible (i.e. not us). And cheaper special effects. And lower tier actors.