The reports have been everywhere about the film rights dispute between 20th Century Fox and
Warner Bros. over the "Watchmen" movie scheduled to be released March 2009.
As ubiquitous as the news reports have been, the fan angst has more than equaled that in the online message boards and forums. Comments run the gamut, but more and more are suggesting aiming that furor at the Fox company itself.
Go here to read the comment posts from a Newsarama "Watchmen" story.
It doesn't help that Fox stated in a Variety story that it would rather have the film killed than share distribution.
Jeff Jensen at Entertainment Weekly gives the rundown on the legal scuffle over the rights to "Watchmen."
Fox, in defense of the legal action and the fan reactions, told Entertainment Weekly they have tried to file their grievance a number of times before the film went into production.
Jensen's story concludes fans should not worry about the film hitting the screens on time. Reports from EW also have it that the likely endgame for this could involve a profit-sharing plan or even a distribution deal for Fox.
But all of this chat will be moot, of course, if Warner Bros. proves they have the sole right to distribute the film and not Fox.
Warner Bros. over the "Watchmen" movie scheduled to be released March 2009.As ubiquitous as the news reports have been, the fan angst has more than equaled that in the online message boards and forums. Comments run the gamut, but more and more are suggesting aiming that furor at the Fox company itself.
Go here to read the comment posts from a Newsarama "Watchmen" story.
It doesn't help that Fox stated in a Variety story that it would rather have the film killed than share distribution.
Jeff Jensen at Entertainment Weekly gives the rundown on the legal scuffle over the rights to "Watchmen."
Fox, in defense of the legal action and the fan reactions, told Entertainment Weekly they have tried to file their grievance a number of times before the film went into production.
Jensen's story concludes fans should not worry about the film hitting the screens on time. Reports from EW also have it that the likely endgame for this could involve a profit-sharing plan or even a distribution deal for Fox.
But all of this chat will be moot, of course, if Warner Bros. proves they have the sole right to distribute the film and not Fox.
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