Even though the Judge had warned that they should reach a fast settlement and talk with each other, the studios began acting like 5 year olds arguing over tag...
They kept attacking each other viciously, and Fox even stated that they did not want this film seeing the light of day, despite fan boy's die hard dedication to the release...
I'm suprised Fox Studios have not been suicide bombed by someone dressed up as a walking owl. The future seems grim, and it seems that The Watchmen will be a bootleg, a straight to DVD Release, or just dissapear, but...
THERE'S HOPE YET!
Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that Fox and Warner Bros. have begun "backchannel talks," which marks "the first time both sides are trying to hash out a settlement."
Attorneys for the rival studios told a federal judge on Friday that they're having fruitful settlement talks. Attorneys for 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. asked the judge to delay a hearing Friday so those discussions can continue over the weekend, and I guess they want to make a desicion with out the media flak that a trial brings. U.S. District Judge Gary Allen Feess agreed to continue the hearing but says a trial over whether to block the film's March release is still set for Jan. 20. Lou Karasik, who is representing Fox, told Feess that the delay would be "very, very helpful" to settlement discussions he deemed "productive." Friday's revelation surprised Feess, who noted that Warner Bros. had been seeking to move up the Jan. 20 trial to next week, citing the film's marketing campaign and its March 6 release date. This is madness...
So it seems they ARE like children who keep putting kick me signs on the other studios back, and then they wanna mend the situation once they are kicked. I hope it gets mended, and real fast. March 6th is awfully close...
In other Watchmen News, The New Frontiersman website is now open, but is empty. Should have some cool stuff in it by Monday. http://www.thenewfrontiersman.net/
This is a good sign though. At least Fox is actually speaking with WB now and not acting bratty anymore. Let's just hope the Judge approves WB's request to move the hearing up so we can hurry up and get through this insanity.
"God Help Us All..."-saintc