Fox says it will try to stop “Watchmen”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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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So was Fox just unaware that this movie has been in production for the last several years and that Warner was making this film? Somewhat annoying that only after the film is almost entirely finished and is receiving strong buzz that Fox makes a move. I’m sure they are just fishing for a payoff, so fans probably shouldn’t be all that worried but it seems hard to believe a judge would side with Fox so quickly on this. If they truly wanted to make this movie on their own, wouldn’t they have intervened a long time ago?