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'Watchmen' Contracts & Court Documents
Published 8/19/2008 by Nikki Finke at Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily
... watchmen_smiley.gif If you're the type who likes to read Hollywood contracts for fun and profit, then this will make your day: here are all the Watchmen contracts and court documents. Posted by Nikki Finke on Tuesday, Aug 19th, 2008 at 09:13AM | ...

Watchmen delayed: for better, for worse.
Published 8/19/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Peter T Chattaway) at FilmChat
... context is there. Of course, the long development process has had its downside, too, the most recent manifestation of which is the lawsuit that Fox has brought against Warner Brothers in an effort to prevent the release of Watchmen, or at least squeeze some money out of them before the film comes out March 6. For details, see Nikki Finke, David Poland, Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, the New York Times and the lawsuit documents themselves.

Get Knee Deep in 'Watchmen' Legal Papers
Published 8/19/2008 at RopeofSilicon.com
... points us to Un Civil Society where you can download megabyte after megabyte of court documents from the 20th Century Fox vs. Warner Bros. ...

The 'Watchmen' war: Fanboys furious with Fox
Published 8/20/2008 by Hollywood Insider at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
... to the Court establishes that Gordon, the claimed source of Warner Brothers' interest in Watchmen , ever acquired any rights in Watchmen ." At the very least, the judge’s order seems to put Warner Bros. and Gordon in the position of producing proof that clearly shows that Fox is wrong, or confuses the situation so much that the judge will have no choice but to throw them into a slime pit and let them slug this thing out. (If you want to examine the legalese yourself, check it out here .) Regardless, the two most likely outcomes are: 1. Warner Bros. wins. 2. Warner Bros. ...

Kevin Smith says 'Watchmen' is astounding (insert 'but' here)
Published 8/21/2008 by Hollywood Insider at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
... over Watchmen ’s distribution rights — a complaint that seems to be valid, based on available court documents — some fans fret that Snyder might be asked to cut even more to improve its chances at being profitable. The angsty logic, expressed on a different geek hub message boards, goes like this: if Warner Bros. has to settle with Fox, or is forced to share revenue with Fox, the $100 million movie becomes even more expensive for Warner Bros. Sure, Watchmen might be great at 145 minutes, but if it’s good enough at a shorter length, which could generate an extra showing ...

Fox On Watchmen Lawsuit: Don't Blame Us! [Watchmen]
Published 8/22/2008 by Graeme McMillan at io9
... in the Watchmen project before quitclaiming it to Warner Brothers. It now falls to Warners and/or Lawrence Gordon to prove that the Fox option was exercised, or perhaps pay the kind of settlement to Fox that Charlie has previously hinted at; one thing is for sure: Warners need Watchmen's buzz and potential box office next year, and they're probably willing to pay any price to keep it. The Watchmen War [Entertainment Weekly] Watchmen lawsuit original documents [Uncivil Society] SAVE US! Warner's 'Watchmen' In Legal ...