2×04: Discussions on Watchmen
Jay V and Brady pull in Chris and Nicholas for nearly an hour of talking about the latest comic book-based film, Watchmen. Consider it making up for lost time. Also mentioned: the graphic novel, Watcher in the Woods, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, lack of squids in the movie, Night Man, and more!
Note: This episode has more adult language than normal.
Chris, besides About 12 Minutes contributor, maintains Kariyanine Online, where you can read his post on Malin Akerman being hot.
Nicholas blogs at We Laugh at Catastrophe (among other places), though he hasn’t posted his 90+ master list of giant squid quotes.
The Watchmen can fight crime, but not the law
If you’re someone like Nicholas Reed, you know all about the upcoming Warner Bros. movie Watchmen, directed by Zack Snyder and based on Alan Moore’s famously awesome comic book, and scheduled for release on March 6, 2009. If you’re like Nicholas Reed (and I’m only picking on you because you have near-daily tweets on the watchmen), you will know that last year, after filming wrapped, 20th Century Fox decided to bring down a lawsuit on the Dub, stating that they had the film rights to the Watchmen comic; they were acquired in 1986. If you’re Nicholas Reed, you want everyone to listen to your bands. But I digress.
How exactly this big gaping hole got missed by any of the execs at WB boggles me, because it’s in plain lettering that Fox did acquire the film rights back in the 80’s and WB shouldn’t really be making this movie. But then again, why Fox decided to wait until after Warner finished filming to file the—oh wait. I forgot, money’s involved somehow. Fox didn’t have to actually create the movie and now they’re contending that they, at the very least, have the right to distribute this film awesomeness ’splosion. I mean, anyone who’s really into comics is looking forward to this, and that number is [shockingly] growing, so this movie will make a killing at the box office. And that’s all they really want. All the returns with the least investment.
The biggest wrinkle in the saga is that now the movie probably won’t even make its March 6 release, while the fate of the Watchmen hangs dubiously in the hands of the law. People are really mad. Some stay hopeful, and according to the LA Times, Warner Bros’ dukes are still up.
And the saddest thing is, all of the people who really want to see the movie are just stuck in a waiting game. And all we really want to do is enjoy a movie. And all they ask is that Fox and WB put aside their slings and arrows and let the movie release.
We humbly request, please?
