Alan Moore Refuses Rights to Watchmen

[Tom Goldman]

Alan Moore Refuses Rights to Watchmen

Alan Moore could have had the rights to Watchmen back in his hands, but he didn't want them.

Alan Moore, the original author of the Wired [http://www.amazon.com/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/1401219268/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279991975&sr=8-3] that DC Comics offered him the rights to Watchmen back this week, but he refused.

"They offered me the rights to Watchmen back, if I would agree to some dopey prequels and sequels," he said. "So I just told them that if they said that 10 years ago, when I asked them for that, then yeah it might have worked. But these days I don't want Watchmen back. Certainly, I don't want it back under those kinds of terms."

Moore revealed that he doesn't "even have a copy of Watchmen in the house anymore," as the way the series was handled seems to have put a sour taste in his mouth. "The comics world has lots of unpleasant connections, when I think back over it, many of them to do with Watchmen," he said.

DC Comics heads Dan DiDio and Jim Lee have stated that DC "would only revisit these iconic characters if the creative vision of any proposed new stories matched the quality set by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons nearly 25 years ago," but Alan Moore doesn't seem to be into it. After becoming a legend in the world of comics after working on titles such as Superman, Batman, Swamp Thing, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Moore has gotten out of the business.

"I'm pretty much out of comics now," he said. "I really want nothing to do with it." If anyone was crazy enough to have a sprig of hope that Moore would somehow come back to the Watchmen franchise, at least they can finally let go because now we know it's not going to happen. Still, it looks like DC really wants more Watchmen, even if it has to give up rights to the franchise, so I wouldn't be surprised if something is developed before the end of time.

Source: Wired [http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/alan-moore-watchmen/]

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[ribonuge]

Good 'ole Alan Moore, always putting integrity before personal gain.

 

[Loonerinoes]

Of course something will be developed. Everything that can be, must be made into a franchise these days because of the $$$.

Glad to see at least one artist that became known to global audiences isn't all that tempted by it again. Sometimes sequels and prequels are good, but it'd be a shame to see them made because of money and in spite of it not feeling right with the creator.

 

[ANImaniac89]

good for him
in my opinion it's better to a poor man then a rich whore

 

[Blueruler182]

I think Alan Moore just became my most respected man in the entertainment business. I mean, they're going to make a shitty Watchmen sequel with a different creative team, but at least he's kept his pride.

 

[Terrorist_school_drop-out]

Listen DC, Warnerbros., Alan Moore does not want to turn a beloved franchise into a cash cow and neither do the fans of the comic/movie so just leave it be and concentrate on something else.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

Alan Moore is definitely one to put his principles over everything else. I wouldn't want those rights back either if the company were demanding I force myself to make more material just because people are all misty-eyed over the so-so movie adaptation.

 

[DarthLurtz]

He's done with League? What about the rest of Century?

 

[Supp]

Hey, he's kinda like Rorshach.


"Never compromise!"

That certainly explains why the craziest character in the book got the most beautiful lines!

 

[Illustro Cado]

good for him
in my opinion it's better to a poor man then a rich whore

Money may not buy happiness but I'd rather cry in a ferrari.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

I want him to finish Halo Jones. Watchmen was good for it's time but the whole realistic super hero thing has spiralled into control and is no longer exciting to me.

 

[Kair]

Is the plot in the film Watchmen the same as written by Alan Moore?

In that case, I am not surprised that he is not interested in monetary pursuit.

 

[FaceFaceFace]

I would respect Alan Moore for this, but unfortunately I am aware that he is insane. He "met" Rorshach in real life, and that beard. TVTropes says he may be Rasputin, and I'm inclined to agree.

 

[GothmogII]

Is the plot in the film Watchmen the same as written by Alan Moore?

In that case, I am not surprised that he is not interested in monetary pursuit.

If by the same you mean 'adapted from his work', then yes, otherwise, Moore had no involvement with the making of the movie or it's script. Come to think of it, he's had no involvement with any any productions based on work he either wrote or was involved with, i.e. V For Vendetta or From Hell.

 

[Kair]

Is the plot in the film Watchmen the same as written by Alan Moore?

In that case, I am not surprised that he is not interested in monetary pursuit.

If by the same you mean 'adapted from his work', then yes, otherwise, Moore had no involvement with the making of the movie or it's script. Come to think of it, he's had no involvement with any any productions based on work he either wrote or was involved with, i.e. V For Vendetta or From Hell.

Yes but is the basic plot and the characters the same?

 

[deathyepl]

Kair - Trimmed down a lot, but the movie follows the comic fairly well.

 

[GothmogII]

Is the plot in the film Watchmen the same as written by Alan Moore?

In that case, I am not surprised that he is not interested in monetary pursuit.

If by the same you mean 'adapted from his work', then yes, otherwise, Moore had no involvement with the making of the movie or it's script. Come to think of it, he's had no involvement with any any productions based on work he either wrote or was involved with, i.e. V For Vendetta or From Hell.

Yes but is the basic plot and the characters the same?

...basically, yessssss...guessing you aren't a fan then? ^^' But, even so, there's still a -world- of difference between the book and film, even if the premise is almost exactly the same, with many scenes almost recreated exactly. (Though, I still enjoyed both.)

 

[hansari]

"The comics world has lots of unpleasant connections, when I think back over it, many of them to do with Watchmen," he said.

I don't quite understand what he means here.

Anyone care to elaborate?