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haha - nice!
Can't wait to see an actual trailer for this one. With 300, Sin City and V for Vendetta working out so well, the "serious" comic movies seem to be getting good adaptations and strong receptions. Watchmen will be particularly challenging to pull off well, but there have been enough successes lately that I do have hope.
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Latest rumor I've heard is Ron (Hellboy) Perlman as The Comedian...which is actually a pretty damn solid fit I thought!
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that guy always reminds me of Tom Waits
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New photos up of the cast in costume!
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I noticed, looking through the trailer, that a lot of the scenes mapped very closely to memories I have of drawings from the graphic novel -- right down to, for example, the angle of Jon's head as he's looking at Janie in puzzlement. I wonder if that means that they're making a more conscious effort these days to remain faithful to the graphic novel? Certainly Sin City was impressive in that regard.
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Fox can suck it.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Warner Bros.' message to Fox regarding "Watchmen" copyright infringement can be summed up this way: Bring it on.
In a defiant statement issued Monday, Warners said it was prepared to go to trial or to appeal last week's U.S. District Court ruling that the studio had infringed on Fox's copyright in making the adaptation of the Alan Moore superhero graphic novel.
"We respectfully but vigorously disagree with the court's ruling and are exploring all of our appellate options," the studio said. "We continue to believe that Fox's claims have no merit and that we will ultimately prevail, whether at trial or in the Court of Appeals."
Fox, meanwhile, is looking for an injunction against the March 6, 2009, release of the movie.
"Watchmen," directed by Zack Snyder ("300"), is one of Warners' tentpoles for next year, with a budget well north of $120 million. While it is considered a seminal piece of literature with an appeal beyond the geek community, Warners has been carefully implementing a publicity campaign to generate word-of-mouth and awareness of the movie.
Both sides met Monday morning at the Los Angeles federal court, where Judge Gary Feess said he stands by his Christmas Eve ruling and plans to hold a trial January 20 to decide remaining issues such as damages, how far Fox's rights extend, and if to actually block the release of the movie.
Monday's events seem to be a speed bump to a costly settlement, with the hard-line postures likely a strategic move for both sides more than anything else. Fox, which finally snapped a long box office losing streak last weekend with "Marley & Me," gains most with a settlement, not a blocked release; the studio is already taking a beating in the geek blogosphere for messing with a fan-favorite property. Warners, meanwhile, could be on the hook for millions for developing and then filming a movie in which the film's producer, Larry Gordon, didn't pay Fox "turnaround" fees after allegedly reacquiring rights to the property.
"We are gratified by the recognition of our rights in the Judge's order, which speaks for itself," Fox said in a statement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSTRE4BT1P720081230
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There's WAY too much money tied into this movie to let it die in the courtroom. They'll reach some kind of settlement with plenty of time to spare before the official release date -- and in the meantime, they don't seem to be slowing down on the promotional onslaught.
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Tons of footage here:
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Roland wrote I'm looking forward to Watchmen more than anything right now.
Totally with ya on that. I'm so into it, the last time I think I was this excited about a movie was the Empire Strikes Back.
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Roland wrote I'm looking forward to Watchmen more than anything right now.
Totally with ya on that. I'm so into it, the last time I think I was this excited about a movie was the Empire Strikes Back.
I so don't want to see this as a movie.
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Roland wrote I'm looking forward to Watchmen more than anything right now.
Totally with ya on that. I'm so into it, the last time I think I was this excited about a movie was the Empire Strikes Back.
I so don't want to see this as a movie.
I don't know Cookster, I was originally pretty damn skeptical, but the frame by frame reproductions I've seen so far are amazing.
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Coremodels wrote I don't know Cookster, I was originally pretty damn skeptical, but the frame by frame reproductions I've seen so far are amazing.
Watchmen was about pushing the boundaries of what could be done in a comic book. Reducing that book to an action movie is just so unnecessary.
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Coremodels wrote I don't know Cookster, I was originally pretty damn skeptical, but the frame by frame reproductions I've seen so far are amazing.
Watchmen was about pushing the boundaries of what could be done in a comic book. Reducing that book to an action movie is just so unnecessary.
I don't know that I agree with that. I think that's something that the Watchmen accomplished, but to me, Watchmen is a lot less about it's medium and a lot more about abuse and temptations of power, and antihero vs. hero ideas, told within a story that reminds me of what Clint Eastwood was able to do with the Western Gunfighter in Unforgiven.
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Coremodels wrote I don't know that I agree with that. I think that's something that the Watchmen accomplished, but to me, Watchmen is a lot less about it's medium and a lot more about abuse and temptations of power, and antihero vs. hero ideas, told within a story that reminds me of what Clint Eastwood was able to do with the Western Gunfighter in Unforgiven.
I agree that the deconstruction of the superhero genre is the driving force of the story, but it's only part of what makes Watchmen special, and that's why I'm not interested in seeing it turned into a movie.
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Coremodels wrote I don't know Cookster, I was originally pretty damn skeptical, but the frame by frame reproductions I've seen so far are amazing.
Watchmen was about pushing the boundaries of what could be done in a comic book. Reducing that book to an action movie is just so unnecessary.
I can't say i have too high of expectation for this. Watchmen is so dense of a book, that you might just have something that's too dense to translate to film..
Alan Moore curmudgeon that he is, made a very good point when he quipped that cinema "drags you along at 24 frames per second"... Sometimes this can be used to good effect, but it might be hard to translate a story as dense as the Watchmen to the screen because of this..
I'll be honest I'm not exactly excited about it. I'd like to see it do well but I'm not really expecting it to be a great movie...
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