Watchmen Trial Delayed Two Weeks

 

It looks like we're going to have to wait a little longer to find out what's going to happen with the Watchmen movie.  The trial to decide whether the WB has the rights to release the film has been pushed back from January 6th to January 20th due to a scheduling conflict with the judge presiding over the case.

 

Judge Gary Allen Feess set the new trial date Monday, noting that he's required to handle a criminal matter on Jan. 6. He also refused to make a pre-trial summary judgment -- as requested by both sides -- because, he said, the contracts between Fox and "Watchmen" producer Larry Gordon are so open to interpretation that a trial is required.

 

In the meantime, the WB doesn't seem to be backing down from its set release date for the film (3/6/09).  Since the decision was made for the case to go to trial, they've put out new trailers and new posters and are continually leaking behind the scenes footage and some movie footage out onto the internet.  Fox, I'm sure, is none too pleased about this.

 

I'm still crossing my fingers here and hoping they can come to some sort of agreement.  I think fans everywhere will probably storm the Fox Pictures offices and burn the place to the ground if the film gets banned, and that would make me sad because then the kickass looking Wolverine movie will get delayed.

 

Damn you Fox Pictures!