Rooftop rescue from Watchmen
IGN shares a look at Nite Owl and Silk Spectre’s rooftop rescue from Zack Snyder’s “Watchmen.”
- Matt Price
Keene Act riots scene from Watchmen
Among the clips hitting the Internet from Zack Snyder’s “Watchmen” is this short clip with Nite Owl and the Comedian on the night of the riots in New York during the police strike, just prior to the enacting of the Keene Act.
– Matt Price
Matt watched The Watchmen
I can’t officially say anything review-wise until the day of release, but keep an eye on the newspaper and blog for features about “The Watchmen,” the upcoming Zack Snyder movie based on the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons graphic novel. I’ve been in Los Angeles the past two days seeing the film and doing interviews.
– Matt Price
Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter trailer
Check out the trailer for the animated companion DVD for “Watchmen,” “Tales of the Black Freighter.” It will also include an animated adaptation of the “Under the Hood” portions of the “Watchmen” graphic novel.
– Matt Price
XPlay to offer hands-on with Watchmen game
Watchmen: The End is Nigh trailer
A recent press release from G4 indicates tonight’s X-Play will feature seven minutes of gameplay footage from “Watchmen: The End is Nigh.”
Adam Sessler and Warner Brothers Interactive game programmer Jerry Pritchard will take an inside look at two game levels and co-op play.
“Watchmen: The End is Nigh” is a prequel to the events of the film and graphic novel.
X-Play airs tonight, at 8:00PM ET/PT.
For more information, visit g4tv.com/xplay
– Matt Price
“Watchmen” viral video
This viral video promoting “Watchmen” is a newscast taking place on March 11, 1970, the 10th anniversary of Dr. Manhattan’s “birth.”
Fox, Warner Bros. settle on “Watchmen”
Fox and Warner Bros. have settled their “Watchmen” dispute, which threatened the release of the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox will not be a co-distributor of the film, but will receive a percentage of the film’s box office and a cash payment. They will not own any of the “Watchmen” rights going forward. The settlement is expected to be presented to Judge Gary Feess on Friday morning with a request for the case’s dismissal, said the Reporter.
– Matt Price
“Watchmen” talks productive
I’m sure those at DC, Warners, and just those who want to see the movie hope something can be worked out.
- Matt
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Moviegoers may get to watch the “Watchmen” after all.
Attorneys for rival studios fighting over the release of the superhero flick told a federal judge on Friday that they’re having fruitful settlement talks.
Attorneys for 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. asked the judge to delay a hearing Friday so those discussions can continue over the weekend.
U.S. District Judge Gary Allen Feess agreed to continue the hearing but says a trial over whether to block the film’s March release is still set for Jan. 20.
Lou Karasik, who is representing Fox, told Feess that the delay would be “very, very helpful” to settlement discussions he deemed “productive.”
Friday’s revelation surprised Feess, who noted that Warner Bros. had been seeking to move up the Jan. 20 trial to next week, citing the film’s marketing campaign and its March 6 release date.
An injunction barring the film’s release also jeopardizes the $150 million Warner Bros. has invested in the “Watchmen” movie, the studio’s attorneys argued in court documents filed this week.
Fox sued in February to stop the release of “Watchmen,” claiming Warner Bros. violated its interests by filming the tale. Feess agreed last month that Fox appears to have the right to distribute the film.
Since then, the two sides have made concessions and according to court documents, conducted settlement talks last weekend.
Fox claims it never relinquished movie rights it acquired in the late 1980s to “Watchmen,” the popular graphic novel of the same name. Warner Bros. has argued Fox lacked the right to stop the movie’s release.
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.
Will we be watching the “Watchmen”?
Ruling could put ‘Watchmen’ in jeopardy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox owns a copyright interest in “Watchmen,” potentially jeopardizing the superhero movie’s March release.
U.S. District Judge Gary Feess of Los Angeles disclosed the decision in a written order Wednesday, The New York Times and Variety reported. “Watchmen,” based on the popular graphic novel of the same name, was shot by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.
Fox sued to prevent its release and Feess had set a Jan. 20 trial, but reversed course in writing that Fox at least owns the right to distribute the film. Fox claims it never fully relinquished its rights to the story from a deal made in the late 1980s.
Warner spokesman Scott Rowe declined to comment on the latest ruling.
