Today’s Best News Ever: Fox Looks to Delay ‘Watchmen’ Release
I may be the only person on the Internet calling this the best news ever, but damn it, I’d rather live in a world where a Watchmen movie was never been released, let alone made.
The AP is reports today:
An attorney for 20th Century Fox says the studio will continue to seek an order delaying the release of Watchmen.
For those of you who missed the bomb that was dropped on Warner Bros. last week, U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess wrote a five-page ruling saying that “Fox owns a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the Watchmen motion picture.” The New York Times delivered that Christmas present to Warner Bros. on Dec. 24.
While I get excited everytime I see a trailer for the movie, I keep reminding myself that my initial reaction after reading the graphic novel was, “There’s no way you can make this into a movie.” Zack Snyder directing only makes it seem less likely that this will be a successful cinematic venture. I don’t want another V for Vendetta, a film I liked but knew had focused on visuals to the detriment of the greater story.
Watchmen will be released. Fox and Warner will cut a deal. It may not be in March, but you’ll see it sometime next year for sure. But I’m starting to wonder if the movie will even be half as entertaining as the behind-the-scenes drama we’re seeing right now.
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