Despite being the most hyped film of 2009 for quite some time, further problems have emerged in the bitter legal battle over the adaptation of classic cult comic Watchmen. Several months ago it was reported that Warner Brothers (who produced and are releasing the Watchmen movie) were in a court battle with 20th Century Fox, who previously owned the film rights and claim they still have a stake in it.
This week saw a turn for the worst. The cases judge has now ruled that Fox has a stake in the film, and even a right to distribute the film. This means that further legal maneuvering is required to sort this out, which means that it is very possible that the film will not be released in March, as had been planned and promoted for the past few months. This will be huge blow to fans eager to watch the movie, as for the industry in total as now there’s no tentpole pic in the spring to boost business. There is a chance that Fox will just ask for a financial settlement, but considering how WB made more money this year than an other studio, I wouldn’t be surprised if Fox (who are currently 6th) got nasty.
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Kenna McHugh said
December 26 2008 @ 12:30 pm
It would be nice if studios were just into making great movies. Alas!
As far as Watchmen being the most hyped film, I don’t know about that exactly. Perhaps, the most hyped classic cult comic movie is apropos.
eoin ofaolain said
December 26 2008 @ 7:28 pm
Fair point. Indeed, according to Fandango’s the most anticipated film for men is Star Trek (???) and for women it’s the new Harry Potter.
Happy Christmas by the way!
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Kenna McHugh said
December 27 2008 @ 1:29 am
Merry Christmas to you!!!
By the way, I’d be torn between Star Trek and Harry Potter, love them both, two very different genre.