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The NY Times has an interesting piece explaining the lawsuit between Fox and 20th Century and their battle over WATCHMEN. There's a ton of shit in there, but it seems to all boil down to this legal concept of "turnaround".
On its face, turnaround is a contractual mechanism that allows a studio to release its interest in a dormant film project, while recovering costs, plus interest, from any rival that eventually adopts the project. But turnaround is a stacked deck.
The turnaround clauses in a typical contract are also insurance for studio executives who do not want to be humiliated by a competitor who makes a hit out of their castoffs.
That trick turns on a term of art: “changed elements.” A producer of a movie acquired in turnaround who comes up with a new director, or star, or story line, or even a reduction in budget, must give the original studio another shot at making the movie because of changed elements, even if a new backer has entered the picture.
Thus, “Michael Clayton” was put in turnaround by Castle Rock Entertainment (which, like Warner, belongs to Time Warner). When George Clooney became attached to star in it, however, Castle Rock stood on its right to be involved as a producer of what turned out to be an Oscar-nominated film.
Check the full article out HERE. I don't see why we can't just picket these bastards. Or an online petition. Those things are certain winners.
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shollum
on Aug 29 2008, 2:55:42 AM writes:
FUCK FOX
i've never lost so much respect for anything in my life except for a former friend that made up her whole life because her's was so pathetic.
It's not enough that they turn their own movies to shit and never learn their lesson now they have to ruin awesome movies, someone needs to just fuck them up, they need to lose like $100 million out of shitty movies (please let them not be movies with potential like x-men:FC) and then maybe they'll realize what retards they are.
if watchmen doesn't come out i will personally go to fox and take a shit on them. |
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Grand_Marquis
on Aug 28 2008, 2:19:16 PM writes:
Hey, Bush is still in office guys. All we gotta do get someone close to the President to suggest that Fox is run by terrorists. The air force would be firebombing Fox Studios within the hour.
Problem solved. :D |
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MidgetMe
on Aug 28 2008, 3:12:55 AM writes:
What if we get actors working on Fox films to strike? |
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WalterKovacs
on Aug 28 2008, 1:57:14 AM writes:
It'll turn out for the better, have faith. |
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 justinpdrew
on Aug 28 2008, 12:49:50 AM writes:
Wow... FOX is going to start a fucking war. First, they allow George Lucas to make the prequels, then they neuter countless potentially awesome films (the latest of which may be the new Wolverine movie), they father and slap their name on FOX News and now try to kill Watchmen. Hoo boy, they're gonna get firebombed by angry fans.
FOX, look at Warner Bros, and copy that. Don't sue them, just copy them. |
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PuffCity
on Aug 27 2008, 10:03:46 PM writes:
fuck this movie, anything Eddie Murphy comes out with is more interesting than this |
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 DiggidyDave
on Aug 27 2008, 8:30:04 PM writes:
FOX IS STUPID!!!!
Why doesn't Fox just agree to let the movie open...slap a 20th Century Fox title in front of Warner and let them get a 20% share of the grosses...I mean not letting this movie out is a worse idea than Warner's sharing in the profits with Fox...I mean COME ON!!!! |
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 beatrixkiddo
on Aug 27 2008, 7:49:54 PM writes:
as penelope cruz says in vanilla sky, "You've gotta pull it the f*ck together."
They gotta release it tho, too much hype, and for some reason they don't...there will be riots of epic proportions. |
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 Leloup
on Aug 27 2008, 6:33:48 PM writes:
HURM
Maybe we should send ol' Rorschach out to Fox and have 'im break some fingers? "they'll look up and shout 'save us', and I'll whisper 'no'" |
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 sbunn10
on Aug 27 2008, 5:53:13 PM writes:
If somehow this film ends up getting dumped, I will go on a murderous rampage at Fox headquarters. |
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