At Midnight, All the Agents...
Who watches the Watchmen? Federal Judges, apparently.
As self-appointed nerd correspondent, I thought I should share the news that the district judge presiding over the much-ballyhooed Watchmen case has issued summary judgment in favor of Fox, ruling that Warner Brothers had no right to produce a Watchmen film.
No one really has any idea what this means for the movie's future, or if it will affect the planned March 3rd release date (which I've pretty much been waiting for since I could read).
You can check out the fancy WSJ law blog entry here, or read Entertainment Weekly's solid summary of what it means for Hollywood, or--if you really want some fun--pore through the Fox-bashing from my people at Ain't It Cool News.
As self-appointed nerd correspondent, I thought I should share the news that the district judge presiding over the much-ballyhooed Watchmen case has issued summary judgment in favor of Fox, ruling that Warner Brothers had no right to produce a Watchmen film.
No one really has any idea what this means for the movie's future, or if it will affect the planned March 3rd release date (which I've pretty much been waiting for since I could read).
You can check out the fancy WSJ law blog entry here, or read Entertainment Weekly's solid summary of what it means for Hollywood, or--if you really want some fun--pore through the Fox-bashing from my people at Ain't It Cool News.
posted by Dan at 9:04 PM
3 Comments:
I actually just finished the Watchmen series over break, and though I am not a comic book fanboy by any means, I can immediately see the impact it has had in comic books written since. The movie could be amazing, assuming they do it right. The promo posters are pretty too.
Two posts in a row using the word "Ballyhooed". Keep it up, N&B!
I'm in the mood to nitpick, so I'll point out that the judge did not rule that WB lacked the right to produce a Watchmen film. Instead, he ruled that WB lacked a right to distribute the film. While there may be little financial difference, there is a legal difference.
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