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Fox Looks to Kill WB's 'Watchmen'
Source: Variety
The title reads "A judge has denied a Warner Bros. motion to dismiss 20th Century Fox’s lawsuit over Warners’ right to make a film based on the graphic novel "Watchmen" but the news is far more interesting than just that.
Fox doesn't want to share in Warner Bros. profits for Watchmen, they want to prevent the film from ever getting released.
According to Variety, Ruling is potentially a huge victory for Fox, which could wind up as a profit participant in the film, and could cost Warners millions considering the film’s box office prospects. However, Fox’s legal team says it isn’t looking for monetary compensation and instead wants to prevent the big-budget film from being released altogether.
With filming complete and the movie set for release on March 6, 2009, the courts are looking to expedite the situation.
As to the Fox's surprising stance on having the movie buried rather than share in the profits, a source close to the litigation said "When you have copyright infringement, there are some damages you never recover,".
We'll sit back and see how this all plays out
The title reads "A judge has denied a Warner Bros. motion to dismiss 20th Century Fox’s lawsuit over Warners’ right to make a film based on the graphic novel "Watchmen" but the news is far more interesting than just that.
Fox doesn't want to share in Warner Bros. profits for Watchmen, they want to prevent the film from ever getting released.
According to Variety, Ruling is potentially a huge victory for Fox, which could wind up as a profit participant in the film, and could cost Warners millions considering the film’s box office prospects. However, Fox’s legal team says it isn’t looking for monetary compensation and instead wants to prevent the big-budget film from being released altogether.
With filming complete and the movie set for release on March 6, 2009, the courts are looking to expedite the situation.
As to the Fox's surprising stance on having the movie buried rather than share in the profits, a source close to the litigation said "When you have copyright infringement, there are some damages you never recover,".
We'll sit back and see how this all plays out
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Comment by Obnoxious Comic Geek on August 20, 2008 at 1:39pm - Fuck Fox, they just don't want the movie to be released because they know it will be a sucess
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Comment by MOVIELORD101 on August 20, 2008 at 1:26pm - NOOOOOOOO!!! FOX CAN'T DO THIS!!! JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HAD A SINGLE GOOD MOVIE THIS SUMMER DOESN'T MEAN THEY SHOULD TAKE THEIR FRUSTRATION OUT ON WANER BROTHERS! AND BESIDES, THEY HAD THEIR CHANCE YEARS AGO, AND JUST CHOSE NOT TO DO IT! YOU DON'T SEE PARAMOUNT, THE PREVIOUS OWNERS TO THE FILM RIGHTS, COMPLAINING ABOUT WB DOING A MOVIE THEY PREVIOUSLY WANTED TO DO!!! I LOVE WATCHMEN, AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER PETITION, BUT I WILL IF IT MEANS THAT WATCHMEN'S ON THE VERGE OF GETTING CANNED!!!! *Ends rant and calms down* If anyone wants to sign the petition, IF I make one, please leave me a comment on my page doing so! OK? I will not stand for this bullshit!!!!!!
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Comment by Jonah on August 20, 2008 at 10:48am - I'm with everyone else. If Fox succeeds at this, every geek and comic book fan in America is going to hunt them down and kill them. It's not fair though. I JUST bought and read the comic for the first time in anticipation, and I've fallen in love with it. Whatever happens, I wanna see this movie.
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Comment by Kitty on August 20, 2008 at 7:20am - This is bull shit. This movie is going to be epic. If they keep the movie from being released, all hell will break loose.
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Comment by NareshDS on August 20, 2008 at 6:36am - As far as I'm concerned anything DC has belongs to Warners anyway. But this is just stupid, Fox need to act like grownups, the 'If I can't have a piece of cake no-one will' attitude is ridiculous! How did Warners make a movie with such a big legal loophole anyway?
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Comment by Witten on August 20, 2008 at 5:43am -
''However, Fox’s legal team says it isn’t looking for monetary compensation and instead wants to prevent the big-budget film from being released altogether.''
why?
why not share, and get a decent piece of a potentialy massive money pie. but no fox wants to all-out attack warner bros' movie....douche move!!
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Comment by Evolution X Rider on August 20, 2008 at 5:01am - FUCK FOX!!! I WANT TO SEE WATCHMEN NEXT YEAR!!! I HOPE THE COMIC BOOK FANS WOULD GO TO COURT AND PROTEST THOSE ASSHOLES FOR THAT!!! IT'S THAT PUSSY CEO OF FOX THAT'S BEING A FUCKING BITCH LIKE KYLE'S MOM!!!
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Comment by StoutGuy29 on August 20, 2008 at 12:31am -
First off, a quick link for those who want more reading to do... Good analysis on the whole situation, I think it's spot on
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/urgent-warners-watchmen-in-legal-peril/
Personally, this is probably the biggest b!tch move I've heard come out of Hollywood in... Well, can't think of another time, but seriously, it's funny that Fox finally comes-through w/ a lawsuit just as the movie is just about done, just as it's ready to go, just as buzz is beginning to build... This property has been floating around Hollywood for awhile, as well documented, and now they choose to throw a fit? Simply amazing how bad Fox is looking right now, way to work-out your weakening public image there!
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Comment by Jose Antonio Rivera on August 20, 2008 at 12:08am -
It's thanks to ACOCO that I know about how bad a financial state Fox is in right now. They seemed to peak with X-Men 3, but unfortunately they peaked with a bad product. Watchmen has a lot of buzz and in the wake of Dark Knight, it seems Warner Bros is going to make a lot of money. Watchmen also seems faithful to the comic it was based on which has a lot of people dying to see it off a few minutes of footage.
Fox is losing money. It's losing money badly with the terrible products they are putting out. Because Watchmen is such a hot commodity, it becomes the main target. It's Fox's way to make a quick buck which, incidentally, is what got them in this position in the first place.
With some luck, Warner Bros won't even have to bother with this, the film comes out on time and Fox will start to shake up their way of business to start putting out good films.
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Comment by Philip Murray on August 19, 2008 at 11:35pm - It just seems like instead of taking a nice windfall for a film that they didn't have to spend a dime on Fox has decided to be spiteful and really hurt WB. This is sad, childish, and a great example of how far Fox has fallen lately
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