THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
© 2001 Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill

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Screenwriter talks adapting LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTELMEN

Screenwriter James Robinson is talking about his work adapting Alan Moore's comic book mini-series, LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN to the big screen, and his attempt to change the story but retain the flavor of one of comics' greatest creators.

"It's truer to the comic in spirit than in plot," Robinson said. "I added two characters: Dorian Gray and Tom Sawyer... added Dorian Gray because he actually helped the story. I won't reveal the twist and, because of commerce, I think 20th Century Fox felt more comfortable making a movie that was very expensive knowing that there was a young American character."

He also touched on the trickiness of stepping in with his writing talents where Alan Moore (FROM HELL, WATCHMEN) had gone before.

"He is the greatest comic book writer of all time," Robinson said. "Taking that into account, LEAGUE is one of his great works. Is it better than WATCHMEN? It depends on what you prefer. That gets into relative opinions. LEAGUE is definitely one of my favorite works that he has done."