When Are We Watching the Watchmen?

Ever since 20th Century Fox was awarded distribution rights to Watchmen, fans have been (understandably) concerned as to whether or not this will effect its March 6 release.

According to the LA Times:

Lawyers for 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. have agreed to let a federal judge decide whether Warner Bros. will be allowed to release "Watchmen" this spring, forgoing a jury trial that could have put the high-profile film's future into even longer limbo.

In court papers filed Monday with U.S. District Judge Gary A. Feess, attorneys for Fox and Warner Bros. jointly said they would let the judge decide Jan. 20 whether Fox could block the film's theatrical distribution, now scheduled for March 6, as Fox has been seeking all along as part of its copyright infringement lawsuit against Warner Bros.

Don't kid yourself, folks. The film will get released...eventually. And Fox will walk away with a nice-sized paycheck. There's just no two-ways around it.

And at the end of the day, that's all this ordeal with Fox and WB has been about: money.

Besides, even if (God forbid!) Watchmen is delayed, civilization will in fact not end...