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The birth of Dr. Manhattan in Warners film version of "Watchmen."
Good news for comics geeks: according to this story (with a byline shared by my friend Borys Kit) Fox and Warner Brothers have settled their differences over the ownership of rights to "Watchmen".
According to Wired News, Fox is going to be raking in the bucks:
Under the deal, Fox will not be a co-distributor of the film. But, the studio will receive a heaping helping of greenbacks in one, well-raked pile and up to 8.5 percent of the box office (which should make bookkeeping entertaining at Warner Bros.).
That means the movie, about an alternate history where superheroes are real, will open as scheduled on March 6.
The opening had been in doubt due to the legal wrangling over who had clear title to the rights to the seminal DC Comics graphic novel, penned by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons.
Over the years, the movie version has been in the hands of Terry Gilliam, Paul Greengrass, and Darren Aronofsky. Zach Snyder, after his mega-hit "300," was finally able to get it on film.
Not everyone will be dancing, however. Creator Alan Moore, who has taken his name off the film version, has said he will be "spitting venom" all over the adaptation.
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