Although the outcome is usually questionable, I really enjoy the anticipation when one medium decides to adapt work from another medium. It has the potential to be Superman: The Movie, adapted from a comic book. Or it has the potential to be Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, books adapted from the movies. Or it can be Star Wars: Dark Empire, comic books adapted from books and movies. These kinds of crossovers have worked well and delivered some great entertainment!
But what happens when it goes wrong—and not because of creative influences but because of money?
What will happen to our Watchmen movie?
A few days ago, a judge ruled in favor of Fox Studios that it was wronged by Warner Bros. when the latter began to adapt the graphic novel Watchmen to the silver screen and planned to distribute it. I have no doubt it is the right ruling. But it sadly might push back the release of the Watchmen movie indefinitely—a movie many a fanboy and geek have been waiting for a long time—until some kind of settlement can be made. Will these two massive studios come to an agreement that benefits all and gives us our movie? We’ll see.
But I find it sad we may not get our movie and what could be a great adaptation and cross between mediums… we may not get to watch Watchmen.
More on this as it becomes available.
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