Two pieces of movie news from my pal Lee Slattery:
Fox sues over 'Watchmen (The Hollywood reporter- Feb 12, 2008)
Coens speak 'Yiddish' for Columbia (Variety-feb 11))
Fox sues over 'Watchmen (The Hollywood reporter- Feb 12, 2008)
20th Century Fox has initiated a legal battle against Warner Bros. over the rights to develop, produce and distribute a film based on the graphic novel "Watchmen." On Friday, the studio sued Warners, claiming it holds the exclusive copyrights and contract rights to "Watchmen."...
Coens speak 'Yiddish' for Columbia (Variety-feb 11))
For their next collaboration, the "No Country for Old Men" team of Joel and Ethan Coen and producer Scott Rudin will transfer another Pulitzer Prize-winning author's work into a film.
Columbia Pictures has acquired screen rights to the bestselling Michael Chabon novel "The Yiddish Policemen's Union," with the Coens writing, directing and producing with Rudin....
Labels: legalities
posted by Eddie Campbell at
04:38
3 Comments:
COEN BROTHERS AND CHABON?
That's brilliant.
Even if I find a cockroach in my cheese sandwich at lunch I'll still consider this a good news day.
I haven't read that one, yet.
I adore the work of the Coen Brothers. They're wonderful filmmakers.
Last I heard, the Brothers were set on a Western (details here). How quickly thing change.
Good to have you back, sir. Now I can resume my regularly scheduled programming.
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