Now that the legal fiasco surrounding Warner Bros.’ Watchmen has cleared up, Twentieth Century Fox, which won a stake in the release, has decided to maximize it’s share of the profits from the film by removing any potential competition coming out of its studio. Sandra Bullock’s latest romantic comedy, All About Steve, was originally slated for a March 6 release, the same day Watchmen will debut, but has now been pushed back to an undetermined fall release date.
Typically, when a potentially blockbuster action film debuts, competing studios will release films that target the opposite demographic. In this case, Twentieth Century Fox is afraid that the debut of Watchmen would hurt the release of About Steve, as it has scored high in the young female target group, a sector of the movie-going audience that romantic comedies thrive on.
Watchmen is based on the award-winning DC Comics graphic novel and is directed by Zack Snyder (
300). Billy Crudup stars as Dr. Manhattan, with Malin Akerman and Carla Gugino as Silk Spectre, Matthew Goode as Ozymandias, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian, Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, Stephn McHattie as Nite Owl and Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl.
All About Steve is directed by Phil Trail (
Kath & Kim) and stars Sandra Bullock and Thomas Haden Church.
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