So says someone over at ComicBookResources.com. According to said individual, they know people over at Fox that have told them that this whole Watchmen movie lawsuit has nothing to do with the Watchmen at all and has everything to do with Batman. Specifically, it has to do with the 60's Batman TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward.
Sources tell me that Fox want the 1960s Batman TV series. Currently Fox own the TV footage, but Warner Bros own the characters and trademarks, via their ownership of DC Comics. The rights to a DVD release have been held up for a long time now, and this case looks like it may be the instrument to release them.
Oh, Fox will get a wodge of cash as well - many millions of dollars it seems. But it seems they also want the rights to release the Adam West-starring Batman on DVD, something long denied fans of the series. And Warners will get the “Watchmen” film, to release as planned.
So is this whole multi-million dollar fight over the Watchmen really about releasing the old Batman show on DVD? I don't know if I believe this entirely. Personally, I get the feeling that this is something someone at Fox thought of at the last minute. I'm willing to bet the conversation at Fox went something like this.
EXECUTIVE #1: So, Bob, how's that lawsuit over the Watchmen coming?
BOB: Excellent sir. We have a court date set in January. We'll get this movie stopped yet. Screw the fans.
EXECUTIVE #1: Great work Bob. If you succeed in getting this film banned and successfully anger the entire population of geeks in the world, we're going to promote you and put you in charge of the next Superman films.
BOB: Thank you sir. And I have this great idea for a Superman movie where he's all dark and violent, it's very edgy. And at the end of the film he fights a giant robot spider!
Suddenly, FRED from the legal department bursts into the room.
FRED: Sir, I just thought of something. We've been fighting Warner Brothers for years now over getting the rights to the old 60's Batman TV show released on DVD, right?
EXECUTIVE #1: Yes, that's correct. What's your point?
FRED: Well sir, why don't we use this lawsuit over the Watchmen as leverage so that we can finally get our way with the Batman DVD's?
EXECUTIVE #1: Brilliant thinking Fred. We can totally use our current sham lawsuit to get whatever we want from Warner Brothers. They've dropped so much money into this film already, that having it blocked will hurt them badly. They'll do whatever we say just so they can release the film.
The lesson here: The guys over at Fox are total dicks. On the plus side though, if an agreement is reached that allows season sets of the old Batman show to come out, then the fans get a bonus from the Watchmen movie. I guess we'll just have to wait to see what happens.
I do have one question though, what the hell is a "wodge of cash"? Is it more than a bushel? Less than a shitload? Where does it fall on the analogy chart for large sums of cash?
No comments:
Post a Comment