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The 'Watchmen' war: Fanboys furious with Fox
Published 8/20/2008 by Hollywood Insider at Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
The 'Watchmen' war: Fanboys furious with Fox --Written by Jeff Jensen Watchmen_l Twentieth Century Fox’s war with Warner Bros. over rights to Watchmen has sparked fan outrage across the Web following a published report that Fox is seeking to prevent Zack Snyder’s $100 million-plus comic book adaptation from ever being released, a report that most reasonable people and several informed sources believe just isn’t accurate. Those familiar with the situation tell EW.com that despite the legal mess over rights, Fox isn't actually interested in suppressing Snyder’s film — they just want affirmation of ownership and/or restitution, ...

Fox and Warner Bros. Besieged by Steamed ‘Watchmen’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Fans
Published 8/21/2008 at Vulture
... , with geeks threatening to boycott the studio's upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Day the Earth Stood Still. Nerds at one Website are even, according to EW, threatening to make "a crappy cam recording of [Wolverine] and post it somewhere on the Internet for illegal download" (which geeks already do to pretty much every movie anyway, but whatever). Feeling the pain, a Fox spokesman released a statement: ...