

This decision, at least, proved worthwhile for Fox. It's incredibly faithful but like the film as a whole, whether that decision's perceived as a plus, neutral, or a minus varies wildly.įox originally held the movie rights and apparently never truly lost them, and so they sued (with the threat of blocking the release), but is instead settling for a cut of the profits from WB. You can see a trailer here if you want a taste. Zack Snyder's 2009 adaptation of Alan Moore's and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen.Īfter almost 20 years in Development Hell (including a script by David Hayter, AKA Solid Snake, and not one, but two attempts by Terry Gilliam), The Movie was finished and released, using a script by Alex Tse which preserves some of Hayter's elements.
