Lloyd Levin, one of the producers of the now delayed Watchmen film has issued an open letter regarding the legal drama between Fox and Warner Bros. that’s threatening the release of his highly anticipated comic book adaptation.
It looks like Fox sued Warner Bros. because they don’t want their rival to make money from their mistake of passing up the chance to do the movie themselves.
So, here’s some of Levin’s open letter, which makes Fox sound like a bunch of greedy bastards, which, let’s face it, they are.
Who is right? In the Watchmen dispute between Warner Brothers and Fox that question is being discussed, analyzed, argued, tried and ruled on in a court of law. That’s one way to answer the question – It is a fallback position in our society for parties in conflict to resolve disputes. And there are teams of lawyers and a highly regarded Federal Judge trying to do just that, which obviates any contribution I could make towards answering the “who is right” question within a legal context. But after 15 plus years of involvement in the project, and a decade more than that working in the movie business, I have another perspective, a personal perspective that I believe important to have on the public record.
No one is more keenly aware of the irony of this dispute than Larry Gordon and I who have been trying to get this movie made for many years. There’s a list of people who have rejected the viability of a movie based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s classic graphic novel that reads like a who’s who of Hollywood.
CLICK HERE to finish reading the rest of the letter.
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