thought i would throw this up here for anyone that is interested. I never read the comics but i am sure a lot of people did.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/watchmen/
Full Version: Watchmen Trailer
Heh I was going to post this but it looks like you beat me to it 
I think it looks awesome. I haven't read the comics but I'm interested in looking into them now.
I think it looks awesome. I haven't read the comics but I'm interested in looking into them now.
Hayter FTW.
I wanna see. Never seen the comics but the trailer <3 and the music in the trailer <3 The timing for the trailer<3
I looked some of the stuff about the watchmen up on wiki and IMDB and it seems to be..different I guess, a lot of these heroes I have never ever heard of o.O But the glowing blueman looks cool
I suppose~
I looked some of the stuff about the watchmen up on wiki and IMDB and it seems to be..different I guess, a lot of these heroes I have never ever heard of o.O But the glowing blueman looks cool
I suppose~
I've been looking for the comic book for a while. I'll make sure to see this movie.
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Is Watchmen in Trouble?
Judge refuses to dismiss Fox lawsuit.
by Jim Vejvoda
August 18, 2008 - 20th Century Fox sued Warner Bros. in February over the latter's right to make and distribute the Watchmen movie, which had a long development history in Hollywood including a spell at Fox. On Friday, a federal judge reportedly refused to dismiss Fox's suit as requested in a motion filed by Warners. What does this mean exactly for the highly anticipated film adaptation of the Alan Moore-Dave Gibbons graphic novel, which is one of Warners' biggest 2009 releases?
As a Fox source for Deadline Hollywood Daily explained, "In essence, the Judge appears to conclude that Fox retained distribution rights in Watchmen through the 1991 Largo quit claim, and he concludes that, under the 1994 turnaround, producer Larry Gordon acquired an option to acquire Fox's remaining interest in Watchmen that was never exercised, thereby leaving Fox with its rights under the 1994 agreement."
While the judge's determination could change as the suit proceeds, he is basically siding with Fox's position right now. Does this mean Fox could actually derail Warners' plans for Watchmen? Or is it all just about finding the right price to settle on?
Judge refuses to dismiss Fox lawsuit.
by Jim Vejvoda
August 18, 2008 - 20th Century Fox sued Warner Bros. in February over the latter's right to make and distribute the Watchmen movie, which had a long development history in Hollywood including a spell at Fox. On Friday, a federal judge reportedly refused to dismiss Fox's suit as requested in a motion filed by Warners. What does this mean exactly for the highly anticipated film adaptation of the Alan Moore-Dave Gibbons graphic novel, which is one of Warners' biggest 2009 releases?
As a Fox source for Deadline Hollywood Daily explained, "In essence, the Judge appears to conclude that Fox retained distribution rights in Watchmen through the 1991 Largo quit claim, and he concludes that, under the 1994 turnaround, producer Larry Gordon acquired an option to acquire Fox's remaining interest in Watchmen that was never exercised, thereby leaving Fox with its rights under the 1994 agreement."
While the judge's determination could change as the suit proceeds, he is basically siding with Fox's position right now. Does this mean Fox could actually derail Warners' plans for Watchmen? Or is it all just about finding the right price to settle on?
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I actually just watched the trailer of this while reading this article on Del Toro having originally been asked to direct the movie. It looks pretty good, so I hope the lawsuit thing doesn’t mean they’re going to not release it (which I think would be silly anyway, since the movie’s pretty much done).
That'd be awful if they push it back due to this lawsuit. It's most likely to fall through though.
I can't wait for this movie. I loved the book and I wonder if they had to dumb it down a bit, since the comic was supposed to be real complex and is very dialouge heavy. It's not supposed to be an action-adventure type of thing like they're trying to make it out to be.
Even if this is a bad idea, an evil little thing inside of me is wishing that there's going to be merchandise along with the film. I will trample over nuns to get myself a Rorschach plushie. Don't even tell me that would not be awesome.
I feel bad for Alan Moore though, but he does have to lighten up a bit.
I can't wait for this movie. I loved the book and I wonder if they had to dumb it down a bit, since the comic was supposed to be real complex and is very dialouge heavy. It's not supposed to be an action-adventure type of thing like they're trying to make it out to be.
Even if this is a bad idea, an evil little thing inside of me is wishing that there's going to be merchandise along with the film. I will trample over nuns to get myself a Rorschach plushie. Don't even tell me that would not be awesome.
I feel bad for Alan Moore though, but he does have to lighten up a bit.
QUOTE (The Evil Dead @ Jul 18 2008, 02:08 PM) 
Hayter FTW.
Nope, he's not involved in this anymore.
You guys should really read Watchmen.
It's an incredible comic from the Bronze Age of Comic Books that deals with deconstructing the Super Hero archetypes and showing what it would really mean to be a Super Hero.
Here’s another concern. How will the ending play out to those who don’t know about the books?
(Huge spoiler. Highlight to read.)
It involves a genetically engineered squid monster that is transported to New York, where it emits strange waves that make the city’s population to go insane and kill each other in a frenzy. After a while, the monster dies, but so are millions of innocent people, including several minor recurring characters, and because of that, World War III is averted.
To top it off, the villain who created and released the monster is then considered the hero, to some extent at least.
It’ll be fun to see what non-fan viewers are going to think of that. I highly doubt that most of the little 15-year-old boys who’ll see it for the Silk Specter and cool explosions will have the mental capacity to realize the strong message behind that.
(Huge spoiler. Highlight to read.)
It involves a genetically engineered squid monster that is transported to New York, where it emits strange waves that make the city’s population to go insane and kill each other in a frenzy. After a while, the monster dies, but so are millions of innocent people, including several minor recurring characters, and because of that, World War III is averted.
To top it off, the villain who created and released the monster is then considered the hero, to some extent at least.
It’ll be fun to see what non-fan viewers are going to think of that. I highly doubt that most of the little 15-year-old boys who’ll see it for the Silk Specter and cool explosions will have the mental capacity to realize the strong message behind that.
So I just recently finished the comic book, and while the trailer looks good, there's so many ways to mess the Watchmen up. Hopefully they adapted Hayter's script enough to set it back in 1985, though I have faith that the things he omitted would be of little consequence, but...
This is a 300+ page book, and a single page of script, by convention, usually ends up equaling one page - they've got 120-130ish from what I hear. They're using the comic as a story board, but even then, about 50 pages of the comic would have to be omitted. There's about 20 pages worth of primary source text that wouldn't be adaptable in any way, but the rest is pretty important, so I'm wondering how they'll handle that.
And the ending will doubtlessly disappoint many people - there is just a lack of happiness, or even a real conclusion in it. It will also, thankfully, be nearly impossible to create a sequel, whether or not Alan Moore even owns the rights to the comic (from what I hear the contract he signed with DC had certain conditions that were never met simply because of the comic's success).
This is a 300+ page book, and a single page of script, by convention, usually ends up equaling one page - they've got 120-130ish from what I hear. They're using the comic as a story board, but even then, about 50 pages of the comic would have to be omitted. There's about 20 pages worth of primary source text that wouldn't be adaptable in any way, but the rest is pretty important, so I'm wondering how they'll handle that.
And the ending will doubtlessly disappoint many people - there is just a lack of happiness, or even a real conclusion in it. It will also, thankfully, be nearly impossible to create a sequel, whether or not Alan Moore even owns the rights to the comic (from what I hear the contract he signed with DC had certain conditions that were never met simply because of the comic's success).
A little update on the whole fiasco.
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The legal battle between Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox over the right to produce and distribute the film adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen continues to rage on, complete with threats of a postponement of the film's March 6, 2009 release date -- a move that would put a serious crimp in Warners' '09 plans. But a new report claims there could be a possible means to settle the dispute and it involves none other than the Caped Crusader.
Batman-On-Film points out an article at the Comic Book Resources column Lying in the Gutters, which claims that Fox isn't necessarily just looking for a mere payoff from Warners in order to let the latter release Watchmen. "Sources tell me that Fox want the 1960s Batman television series. Currently Fox own the TV footage, but Warner Bros own the characters and trademarks, via their ownership of DC Comics. [EDITOR'S NOTE: That's not exactly true; please see the paragraphs below.] The rights to a DVD release have been held up for a long time now, and this case looks like it may be the instrument to release them," CBR claims.
The article adds that "Fox will get a wodge of cash as well - many millions of dollars it seems. But it seems they also want the rights to release the Adam West-starring Batman on DVD, something long denied fans of the series. And Warners will get the Watchmen film, to release as planned."
But, as TV Shows on DVD makes painstakingly clear today, there are a lot more parties that Fox would need to haggle with than just Warners if the Batman series were to come out on DVD.
Although TV Shows on DVD does not say that CBR is wrong in claiming that Fox is trying to use their Watchmen film lawsuit as a means to settle their long-standing Batman on DVD issue, they do point out that there is a huge array of parties that new contractual arrangements would have to be negotiated with before Batman could be released on DVD. These parties include: on-camera talent (both the main cast or their estates, as well as guest stars, cameos, and their respective estates), behind-the-camera personnel (e.g. writers, directors), music, Greenway Prods./The Dozier Estate, costume makers, and the makers of the Batmobile and other props on the show.
The original deals that were struck in the 1960s apparently only covered televised airings. As the site points out, we're talking about several years' worth of legal work that would need to be settled let alone how pricey the whole endeavor will become. And then there's DC Comics to contend with, which owns the rights to the Batman character not Warner Bros. (who are behind the Bat-films) or Fox (who has the '60s TV series).
Holy headache, Batman! Now there's a legal morass and history of tangled rights lengthy and complicated enough to make this Watchmen movie mess look simple.
Batman-On-Film points out an article at the Comic Book Resources column Lying in the Gutters, which claims that Fox isn't necessarily just looking for a mere payoff from Warners in order to let the latter release Watchmen. "Sources tell me that Fox want the 1960s Batman television series. Currently Fox own the TV footage, but Warner Bros own the characters and trademarks, via their ownership of DC Comics. [EDITOR'S NOTE: That's not exactly true; please see the paragraphs below.] The rights to a DVD release have been held up for a long time now, and this case looks like it may be the instrument to release them," CBR claims.
The article adds that "Fox will get a wodge of cash as well - many millions of dollars it seems. But it seems they also want the rights to release the Adam West-starring Batman on DVD, something long denied fans of the series. And Warners will get the Watchmen film, to release as planned."
But, as TV Shows on DVD makes painstakingly clear today, there are a lot more parties that Fox would need to haggle with than just Warners if the Batman series were to come out on DVD.
Although TV Shows on DVD does not say that CBR is wrong in claiming that Fox is trying to use their Watchmen film lawsuit as a means to settle their long-standing Batman on DVD issue, they do point out that there is a huge array of parties that new contractual arrangements would have to be negotiated with before Batman could be released on DVD. These parties include: on-camera talent (both the main cast or their estates, as well as guest stars, cameos, and their respective estates), behind-the-camera personnel (e.g. writers, directors), music, Greenway Prods./The Dozier Estate, costume makers, and the makers of the Batmobile and other props on the show.
The original deals that were struck in the 1960s apparently only covered televised airings. As the site points out, we're talking about several years' worth of legal work that would need to be settled let alone how pricey the whole endeavor will become. And then there's DC Comics to contend with, which owns the rights to the Batman character not Warner Bros. (who are behind the Bat-films) or Fox (who has the '60s TV series).
Holy headache, Batman! Now there's a legal morass and history of tangled rights lengthy and complicated enough to make this Watchmen movie mess look simple.
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