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X-Men Origins: Wolverine Set Squabble with FOX
It seems those knuckle-heads over at FOX are at it again....
20th Century Fox co-chairman and CEO Tom Rothman and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" director Gavin Hood (Rendition) are reportedly in a dispute over the artistic direction of the film.
"There was/is a huge Wolverine set being recently used. I'm not even sure which lot it was built on, but the look or mood of the set is, according to a source who was told Hood's view of things, supposed to be on the dark, dinghy and somber side. I only know what I was told, but the basics are that Hood was away from the set for whatever reason (shooting something else, taking a day or two off), and when he returned to the big somber set he was shocked to find that it had been repainted top to bottom on Rothman's orders. The murky-scuzzy vibe was gone, and a brighter and less downish look had taken its place."
"...it suggests that a creative tug-of-war is going on, and that Rothman feels a certain managerial-slash-territorial investment in the X-Men franchise and is more or less entitled to make his own Wolverine calls, whether or not Hood fully concurs."
"...I do know that Hood was utterly surprised when he got back to the set and saw what had been done."
So FOX has not only released a string of the shittiest movies of the year so far (Meet the Spartans, Meet Dave, The Happening), and are currently in a lawsuit with Warner Brothers to stop the release of "The Watchmen", but now they are also looking to make Wolverine a more lighthearted, family friendly movie?!?
20th Century Fox co-chairman and CEO Tom Rothman and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" director Gavin Hood (Rendition) are reportedly in a dispute over the artistic direction of the film.
"There was/is a huge Wolverine set being recently used. I'm not even sure which lot it was built on, but the look or mood of the set is, according to a source who was told Hood's view of things, supposed to be on the dark, dinghy and somber side. I only know what I was told, but the basics are that Hood was away from the set for whatever reason (shooting something else, taking a day or two off), and when he returned to the big somber set he was shocked to find that it had been repainted top to bottom on Rothman's orders. The murky-scuzzy vibe was gone, and a brighter and less downish look had taken its place."
"...it suggests that a creative tug-of-war is going on, and that Rothman feels a certain managerial-slash-territorial investment in the X-Men franchise and is more or less entitled to make his own Wolverine calls, whether or not Hood fully concurs."
"...I do know that Hood was utterly surprised when he got back to the set and saw what had been done."
So FOX has not only released a string of the shittiest movies of the year so far (Meet the Spartans, Meet Dave, The Happening), and are currently in a lawsuit with Warner Brothers to stop the release of "The Watchmen", but now they are also looking to make Wolverine a more lighthearted, family friendly movie?!?
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Comment by david chalker on August 21, 2008 at 1:43pm - didnt dark knight teach that fucker anything! dark superheros are the new black. the days of the goody goody superhero are over. and just cause you cant push it to kids doesnt mean it wont bank example A: dark knight. fuck! learn how to run a business
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Comment by C.H. Gorog on August 21, 2008 at 12:51pm - Damn it, Fox. This is why we can't have nice things...
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Comment by jobe9779 on August 21, 2008 at 12:11pm -
Ok everyone take a few steps backward away from Fox; apparently the company has just gotten to big and it is now collapsing under its own weight. This Baby Is Going Neutron!
But seriously, about this Rothman fellow… “Forget it kid, this guys a serious asshole.”
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Comment by Jonah on August 21, 2008 at 11:54am - UNACCEPTIBLE. Under no circumstance do you fuck with my favorite superhero of all time. Sucky movies? I can ignore them. The Watchman scandal? Now you're starting to annoy me, but whatever. FUCKING WITH WOLVERINE? no. just no. I really do think we need to set fire to Rothman's office at this point.
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Comment by Rolland on August 21, 2008 at 11:41am - It's weird that Fox keeps screwing up at EVERYTHING. This must be some sort of smear campaign by its competitors.
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Comment by Nine Ghosts Nine on August 21, 2008 at 11:33am - FUCK FOX!
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Comment by Alicia Marie on August 21, 2008 at 11:29am - Argh! He is ruining FOX's rep entirely......I think he just doesnt give a fuck!
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Comment by Scizhouse on August 21, 2008 at 10:38am - Man FUCK FOX
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Comment by Cap on August 21, 2008 at 10:25am - MARVEL NEEDS TO GET THE RIGHTS TO X-MEN BACK, FOX DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH
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Comment by Your Friendly Neighborhood Texan on August 21, 2008 at 10:25am - This may make me shoud and look stupid, but isn't the direction of a movie up to the um....Director!
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