Watchmen Stunner
N.Y. Times guy Michael Cieply reported today that a federal judge in Los Angeles intends to grant 20th Century Fox's claim that it owns a copyright interest in Zack Snyder's Watchmen, which has been funded/produced by Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures and set for release on 3.6.09.
"Fox owns a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the Watchmen motion picture," the ruling said. The judge, Gary A. Feess of the United States District Court for Central California, "said he would provide a more detailed order soon," Cieply wrote.
What will happen from this, presuming that the expected challenges and whatnot don't change the Feess ruling? WB, I would imagine, is going to have to fork over a significant chunk of the forthcoming Watchmen revenues....right? I mean, WB isn't going to actually hand over the distribution of this much-anticipated film, lock, stock and barrel...are they?
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 24, 2008 at 8:35 PM
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Ray
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Yikes ... stunner is right. You can bet that someone's ass is getting chewed tonight.
BTW ... I can't believe I'm reading/responding to this rather than celebrating the blessed holidays. What a geek I must be.
Posted by Ray
at December 24, 2008 9:04 PM
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Ethan
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So wait, Fox wanted to block the release of the movie, right? But if WB hands over the rights then Fox wouldn't just let it collect dust. But of course with them being Fox we'd get a 95-minute, PG-13 version.
Posted by Ethan
at December 24, 2008 9:12 PM
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p.Vice
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I guess if you can't produce your own hit movies you can try and steal someone else's.
Posted by p.Vice
at December 24, 2008 10:22 PM
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Dan Revill
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I imagine the 'Fuck Fox' t-shirts are being pressed right about now...
Posted by Dan Revill
at December 24, 2008 11:18 PM
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D.Z.
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Ethan: FOX isn't going to get the rights to it, because they know it'll tank. They just want whatever cash is owed them from the idiot who didn't check with them first before selling it to Paramount and WB.
Anyway, I ain't a fan of FOX in this dispute, but if they're in the right, then there's no use criticizing them.
Posted by D.Z.
at December 24, 2008 11:24 PM
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MartinBlank
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Somewhere, Alan Moore is chuckling darkly.
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at December 25, 2008 8:17 AM
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