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"The Watchmen" trailer is due friday; *Update* It's here!
Topic Started: Jul 16 2008, 02:05 PM (962 Views)
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I'm really looking forward to this. I just read it again recently and it's brilliant.

ALMOST as good as Sandman
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The movie's release could be in big trouble now!!

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/12/judge-in-watchm.html

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:sadalexz:

Let's hope a DVD rip leaks soon then.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081229/ap_en_ot/film_watchmen_suit

Fox says it will try to stop 'Watchmen'

LOS ANGELES – An attorney for 20th Century Fox says the studio will continue to seek an order delaying the release of 'Watchmen.'

U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess last week agreed with Fox that Warner Bros. had infringed its copyright by developing and shooting the superhero flick, scheduled for release March 6.

Feess said Monday he plans to hold a trial Jan. 20 to decide remaining issues.

Fox claims it never fully relinquished story rights from its deal made in the late 1980s, and sued Warner Bros. in February. Warner Bros. contended Fox isn't entitled to distribution.

Warner Bros.' attorney said Monday he didn't know if an appeal was coming, but thinks a trial is necessary and a settlement unlikely.
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Motherfuckers.
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A new Japanese trailer with added footage:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39675
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I can't get excited by this. The Dark Knight was hyped to buggery and was quite frankly BOBBINS.

Bring back Supergran! :angry:
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I can't get excited by this. The Dark Knight was hyped to buggery and was quite frankly BOBBINS.

Bring back Supergran! :angry:
:lmao: I used to love that!!

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WB asks for 'Watchmen' call sooner
Wants hearing moved up as early as Monday

By Borys Kit and Matthew Belloni

Jan 7, 2009, 11:30 PM ET
Tuesday, Jan. 20 could be D-day in the "Watchmen" dispute. Or rather I-day, when Fox and Warner Bros. have agreed to let Judge Gary A. Feess decide whether to issue an injunction against the film's release.

But Warners is asking that the hearing be moved up to as early as Monday because "time is critical," the studio argues in papers filed this week. "Watchmen" is scheduled for a March 6 bow, and Warners must soon commit to tens of millions of dollars in marketing for a film it isn't sure it can release.

The injunction fight stems from Feess' Christmas Eve preliminary ruling that Fox has a right to distribute the Zack Snyder adaptation of the popular graphic novel. Feess found that producer Lawrence Gordon failed to acquire Fox's entire interest in "Watchmen," thereby leaving Fox with rights under a 1994 turnaround agreement.

The studios are now battling over the key issue of whether that decision allows Fox to stop the film's release or whether the parties should proceed to a trial over money damages.

In papers filed this week, the studios laid out their arguments. Warners cites a precedent-setting decision involving eBay that says a plaintiff in a copyright-infringement case must, among other things, prove that it will be irreparably harmed without an injunction and that money damages will not be an adequate remedy.

In fact, Warners claims, the opposite is true in this case. While Fox had "abandoned" the "Watchmen" property, Warners claims it has spent more than $150 million to make and market the film in a "carefully choreographed" plan to peak moviegoer interest on March 6. Barring the release will cause grave damage to Warners and third parties like exhibitors who are counting on the release of the movie, the studio argues.

Fox claims that the eBay case does not apply in this instance and that Warners' infringement of its rights entitles it to stop the release.

A status conference is scheduled for Friday morning in Feess' Los Angeles courtroom to determine when the hearing will take place. Warners is seeking to bring live witnesses to the proceeding, while Fox instead wants Feess to stop the release based on arguments submitted to the judge in writing. The hearing is expected to last two to three days and could feature testimony from top studio execs like Warners domestic distribution head Dan Fellman.

If the injunction is granted, Warners would be barred from releasing the film, though it likely would appeal immediately. Feess has encouraged the parties to settle the dispute.

Fox initially filed suit in February.
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Apparently Warners are gonna pay Fox to fuck off, so it looks like we'll get to see the movie in March after all! Woo!

Hope it isn't a shitfest like The Dark Knight!
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woooooooo

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'Watchmen' hearing canceled

Settlement in the case could be near

By Borys Kit
Jan 13, 2009, 11:46 PM ET

A scheduled Tuesday court conference between Fox and Warner Bros. attorneys has been canceled, fueling talk that a settlement in the contentious "Watchmen" case is imminent.

Fox sued Warners last February, saying the Burbank-based studio infringed on its rights to make the comic book adaptation. In December, when federal judge Gary A. Feess ruled that Fox has distribution rights to the film, Warners faced the prospect of having the film's March 6 release blocked.

Settlement talks between the two sides became serious over the weekend and continued to heat up yesterday.

A settlement could cost Warners tens of millions of dollars. A case involving copyright ownership of Warners' "The Dukes of Hazzard," which Feess blocked from release in 2005, ended in a settlement worth a reported $17.5 million.

With "Watchmen," an adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel with a budget in the $130 million range, the financial stakes are higher. According to sources, Fox is asking for upfront fees as well as a percentage of the back-end.
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I can't get excited by this. The Dark Knight was hyped to buggery and was quite frankly BOBBINS.

Bring back Supergran! :angry:
I LOVED the Dark Knight! :dance:
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is this the film you'll never get to see?
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No, it's coming out as planned in March!
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I can't wait to see this

I have seen only a small amount of comic book film adaptations of late... like liked even less of them, but this one looks really different! Quite tense and bleak!

I want the Smashing Pumpkins song too!!! :drama:
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Yeah, this isn't some silly, braindead blockbuster. It actually looks like it has substance. At the very least it'll be interesting. Can't wait!
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Never mind I just bought it... it's call The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning
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Four new clips

http://www.traileraddict.com/clip/watchmen/attention-citizens

http://www.traileraddict.com/clip/watchmen/warning-your-fist

http://www.traileraddict.com/clip/watchmen/a-good-friend

http://www.traileraddict.com/clip/watchmen/rooftop-rescue
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