EW.com presents an account of the Fox Vs. Warner war over 'Watchmen' which sheds new light on the feud.
As previously reported, news circulated that 20th Century Fox legal overtures may not be in the name of a settlement, but rather they would be seeking to enjoin Warner Bros. from actually releasing the film.
This lead lead to a strong outcry from readers here at Comics2Film (see the post-article comments), some of whom advocated boycotts of upcoming Fox movies or even pirating the movies. For the record, Comics2Film editorial condemns the illegal copying and distribution of commercial films.
Jeff Jensen at EW.com asked Fox about such fan fallout. A Fox spokesperson told Jensen, "Of course we are concerned about the fans; however, any disappointment from the core fans should not be directed toward Fox. 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."
Further, we've speculated here that Fox blindsided Warner with the late filing of the lawsuit in February as a calculated move to trap the studio in a position where they'd have no recourse but to settle.
However, one of Jensen's sources at Fox refutes this idea. The source told Jensen that studio lawyers contacted Warner Bros. about the distribution rights issue several times prior to the start of production of the movie but were "rebuffed".
Finally EW.com says the outcome of Fox simply burying the movie is unlikely. More likely scenarios would be Warner Bros winning its case in court, or Warner Bros reaching a settlement with Fox. Either way, 'Watchmen' arrives in theaters.
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