Warner Brothers and Fox' Watchmen War Is Over
Thu, January 15, 2009 
After much fanboy sweating and a great deal of negotiating, the convulted drama between Warner Brothers and Fox over the rights to 'The Watchmen' movie is finally over.
Full disclosure on the exact details of the settlement will not be forthcoming but it is believed that Fox recieved a large cash payment and will get a share of the box office, however they will not be a co-distributor and it will not have any ownership rights of the property from this point on.
Warner Brothers will now pursue producer Larry Gordon to reimburse the cost of the settlement, as he had not secured the rights properly before embarking on making the movie at the studio.
This news will come as a great relief to Watchmen fans that feared a delay of the movies release amid the battle between the two giant studios.
Everyone can now look forward to seeing 'The Watchmen' on March 6th in both regular cinemas and IMAX.
Soource: The Hollywood Reporter
Reader Comments (2)
Not a big surprise, really. You knew they would get it sorted out.
Definitely not a surprise but a relief for sure. Not only for WB, but for Fox and the movie industry as a whole.