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Warner Bros. Wants Watchmen Call Sooner
ComingSoon.net - 30 most recent stories —
... 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. You can read more on the papers filed this week here .
Warner Bros. Wants Watchmen Call Sooner
Superherohype.com —
... 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. You can read more on the papers filed this week here .
Studio wants Watchmen case now
Filmstalker —
... it's only a small section, comic book fans after all, and they may be right, but when they themselves have such a vested interest in that group going to the cinema for their comic book films, they should also be thinking about reputational risk. The other thing that Fox should consider is that if they really are just after the hard cash profit from the work and investment of someone else, then pulling the film from release stops that profit and may well harm future profits. Meanwhile The Hollywood Reporter article states that Warner Bros. are trying to get the courts to allow ...
Watchmen Injunction May Come Even Sooner
Cinema Blend News —
... What idiot thought that Inauguration Day would be a good day to settle the debate between Warner Bros. and Fox over whether or not Watchmen gets to be released? Oh, I guess the same idiot who made the decision on Christmas Eve. But Warner Bros., the only people who seem to have any sense in this whole debacle, are asking Judge Gary A. Feess to move the date up to as soon as Monday-- you know, so they'll have more than a month to market this gigantic movie they spent years making. The Hollywood Reporter has another article spelling out the whole thing, if you still have the ...
'Watchmen' Update: Trial, New Images and Viral Sites
Cinematical —
... marketing ploy. It's like watching two girls fight over the same guy -- automatically, that guy becomes more in demand. In the latest update, Warners wants to have the judge's January 20th decision (in which he'll decide whether to issue an injunction against the film's March 6 release) moved up to an earlier date because, in their opinion, "time is critical." And it is ... since Warners wants to spend tons on marketing the film prior to its release. Read more about this mess over at The Hollywood Reporter. ...
Warner’s Asks Judge To Decide Watchmen Sooner
TheBadandUgly.com —
... movie released and not piss off the international fan base (knowing studios, this is the last thing they are thinking about).
Fox’s way of fighting the release was to seek and injunction against the film, and both parties went to Judge Gary A. Feess, who will decide whether to issue an injunction against the Watchmen. We initially thought we wouldn’t hear a verdict until January 20th, but Warner’s is not letting the process cool its afterburners…
THR reports:
Warners is asking that the hearing be moved up ...
The battle between Warner and Fox for Watchmen begins final act
Film | guardian.co.uk —
... The legal battle between two Hollywood studios over the long-awaited comic book adaptation Watchmen has taken a new turn. Yesterday, Warner Bros and Fox agreed to allow a Los Angeles judge to rule whether the film's release should be delayed until the case has been resolved. ...
Warners Wants 'Watchmen' Decision Sped Upr; D.C. Movies On Hold?
:: The Playlist :: —
... Maybe D-Day will come sooner; Warner's is actually pressing for the decision to be made asap, as soon as Monday (January 12) because "time is critical," the studio said in papers filed this week, according to the Hollywood Reporter. ...
