hitfix.com - 1/9/2009
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I recently heard from Lloyd Levin, one of the producers of this year's hotly-anticipated adaptation of "Watchmen," and he wanted to get in touch regarding the ongoing conversation about the legal battle that's been raging back and forth between Warner Bros. and Fox. There's been a lot of virtual ...
scifiwire.com - 1/8/2009
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scifiwire.com —
Warner Brothers has posted a new behind-the-scenes video
featurette about the making of Zack Snyder's Watchmen ,
focusing on the re-creation of the 1940s original costumed adventurers the Minutemen. The video also features interviews with Snyder and ...
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New Watchmen featurette is live: The Minutemen
variety.com - 1/10/2009
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variety.com —
Attorneys agree to delay federal court hearing Warner
Bros. and Fox are pursuing a settlement of their
bitter dispute over "Watchmen." Attorneys for the studios agreed Friday to delay a federal court hearing until Monday in order to continue ...
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WB, Fox eye 'Watchmen' settlement - Entertainment News, ...
io9.com - 1/16/2009
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io9.com —
It's your daily Watchmen legal battle update -
and, as has become customary about this story, forget
what we told you yesterday , because the situation has changed... again. After asking Judge Gary Feess to issue an early ruling on Friday about ...
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Will Talking Save The Day For Watchmen? [Watchmen]
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A Puppet Who Can See the Strings: Watchmen Producer Speaks Out
Tor.com —
... Lloyd Levin, a producer on the much-anticipated and hotly-contested Watchmen, has something to say about the custody battle currently raging between Fox (which had the rights for mumblemumble years and did nothing with them) and Warner Brothers (which supported an awesome movie but should maybe have made a phone call before this to make sure the rights weren’t tied up someplace). Yesterday Levin posted a letter on the entertainment blog Hitfix to elaborate on his position. ...
Sci-Fi Sunday: Watchmen, Tron, Ender’s Game, Hobbit, Prisoner, Flash Forward, Smallville + more
TrekMovie.com —
... to move the trial to before January 20th because they wanted a quicker decision on the film’s release. Feess agreed to continue the hearing but says a trial is still set for January 20th, just in case talks break down between the two sides. Lou Karasik, who is representing Fox, told the judge that the delay would be "very, very helpful" to settlement discussions he calls "productive." If you’re interested in reading the situation from the prospective of Warner Bros., check out this very interesting open letter from "Watchmen" producer Lloyd Levin. Here is an excerpt from ...
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scifi.com 12/30/2008 — Time Tight For Watchmen Settlement Warner Brothers will have to scramble to settle with 20th Century Fox if it still wants to release Watchmen on March 6, 2009, Variety reported. In a Christmas Eve decision, a Los Angeles federal judge ruled that Fox ...
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Watchmen lawsuit settlement is "close"
scifiwire.com 1/13/2009 — Warner Brothers and Fox are "close" to reaching a settlement regarding the Watchmen lawsuit, those familiar with the dealmaking told The Hollywood Reporter .
A federal judge has ruled that Fox has distribution rights to the film, which is ...
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