By now, everyone has already heard that Fox is trying to prevent Warner Bros from releasing the upcoming $100 million “Watchmen” movie, due to a rights issue. In a recent Variety article, Fox claimed that they would prefer to kill the movie rather than get paid.
As soon as news hit the web, fans went into an uproar, promising to boycott Fox’s movies including the upcoming “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Apparently, people are upset that “Watchmen” might never get released and that Fox waited several years to file the lawsuit.
Now, Entertainment Weekly is saying that not everything is quite like it seems. According to a Fox source, the studio has filed its complaint several times before “Watchmen” went into production, but Warner Bros did nothing about it.
“Of course we are concerned about the fans; however, any disappointment from the core fans should not be directed toward Fox,” said a studio source. “What we are doing is seeking to enforce our distribution rights to ‘Watchmen.’ Legal copyright ownership should not just be swept under the rug and ignored.”
I know that this lawsuit stuff is a bit boring, but here is something that fans might find interesting: Fox is not looking to stop the movie from being released. If Warner Bros cannot prove that they own the rights to the property, Fox is simply looking to get paid or receive distribution rights. So for now, “Watchmen” will be hitting theaters on March 6th, 2009.
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