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Titolo: Alan Moore sui film tratti dalle sue opere, e altro.

Ciao!
Non so se e' gia' stato segnalato questo articolo, ma contiene alcune
dichiarazioni di Moore sui film tratti dai suoi fumetti (e sulla
pornografia), nonche' il motivo per cui non vedrete il nome di Moore sui
credits del film di Watchmen (e Hellblazer)...  :-)
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/interviews/story.jsp?story=501405
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Ciao, 
/\/\oreno

 del film di Watchmen
ah!
Allora lo fanno?
Qualche notizia in piů?
Michele

Qualche notizia in piů?
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808406489
Release Date: TBA 2005 (tentative) (wide) 
Release Date Note: (10/28/02) The earliest we can expect this movie is
2004. 
Title Note: Some writers (probably not comics fans) have been listing this
film as The Watchmen, but there's no The. 
Running Time: (10/30/01) Although the actual material in Watchmen could
easily be (and might be better served if it was) converted into a cable
mini-series that runs several hours (about 8-10 should do it), Universal is
planning this as a single 2-hour movie. Obviously, any of the book's
subplots will have to be ditched (oh well...). 
Distributor: Revolution Studios (Sony) 
Distributor Notes: (10/30/01) This is a rare case of Warner Bros. giving up
the rights to one of their DC Comics properties. One has to wonder if they
figured they just don't want to do it. Universal's picking up of this
project has a great deal with their interest in staying in good terms with
Hayter, who's writing many of their hero/sci-fi films. (10/26/03) According
to a rumor sent to AICN today, this movie may be relocating to Revolution
Studios (Sony). (10/31/03) This follow-up story at AICN seems to confirm
that this project is indeed now set up at Revolution (where the writer of
this story, Drew "Moriarty" McWeeny, has a script deal; so his sources may
be from the inside). 
Production Company: Lawrence Gordon Productions (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,
The Devil's Own, Hellboy, K-PAX) 
Cast: None announced yet. There are some amazing roles here; the casting
rumors and speculation should be rampant. 
Cast Notes: (5/6/03) At a recent special screening of X-Men, David Hayter
mentioned that he has a full "dream cast" in his head, with perfect
possibilities for every role that he will approach and try to get as many
of them as he can. One person that has been sometimes rumored online that
Hayter will *not* be approaching to play Rorschach is David Curoso. Quoting
Hayter, "just because he has red hair doesn't mean he's right for this
part". (10/26/03) According to a completely unconfirmed rumor published at
AICN today, John Cusack may be up for the role of Daniel Drieberg, AKA
Nite-Owl (the second one). I think this would be a brilliant choice if
true, and if the rumor about the project moving to Revolution is true, it
would make sense since Cusack has been in two of their other recent movies
already. The only question I'd have about John Cusack playing Drieberg is
whether he would gain some weight for the role, or if the costume would
just be padded. Something to consider is that in the comic, we see Drieberg
in the nude during two different sex scenes (though I think this will be a
PG-13 movie, so the movie will have to hold back a little bit on that
scene). (2/16/04) Cinescape recently received a large batch of rumors from
a single source, and included in it was the possibility that the top
choices to play Silk Spectre I (the mother) and Rorschach are Sigourney
Weaver and Daniel Craig (Paul Newman's conniving son in Road to Perdition). 
Casting Picks: (10/30/01) As a long-time fan of the book, why, *of course*
I have my own opinions about who should be cast in the main roles.
Rorschach: What we need here is a 40's-ish redhead who can play "ca-razy."
William H. Macy would rock. So would John Malkovich. The Comedian: Because
his death starts the film (he is seen a bit in the flashbacks too), this
would be a small but pivotal role. The actor who needs to be someone who
screams "grizzled old soldier"... Burt Reynolds is the actor the character
most resembles. Dennis Farina does too. Silk Spectre: I'm going to pass on
this "heroine by inheritance", because so many actresses could probably be
considered. Ozymandias: This "perfect man" needs to be played by someone
blonde who could actually be described as such. He's also got to be able to
pull off a smarmy and condescending intellectual air (but not, you know, in
a "bad actor" way). The problem here is that there are not that many tall
blonde actors working today... I'll pass on him as well. Night Owl: This
chubby retired technophile could be played by any nmber of 30's/40's-ish
actors who have softened up a bit; I'm voting for Tim Robbins, who could
pull off the nervous nature of the hero afraid of being seen wearing a mask
again. Dr. Manhattan: Actually, I could see Tim Robbins playing him as
well, but for completely different reasons, as the aloof and mysterious
blue (and mostly naked) man he needs to be.
(10/30/03) 'Stax' of IGN FilmForce has posted his own "dream cast" picks.
We agree on a few, and I have to admit... I was surprised to go back after
reading his piece to see that I was one of those who thought William H.
Macy would be great as Rorschach. 'Stax' is right; someone like Brad Dourif
would be a better pick. Maybe Paul Giamatti? I also like his picks of
Willem Dafoe, Jennifer Connelly and Val Kilmer as the Comedian, Silk
Spectre and Ozymandias, respectively. Here's an actor, though, that I think
might be a better choice than Malcolm McDowell to play Moloch: Henry
Gibson. Gibson not only has the look (and the lack of stature), but he's
got a certain shattered presence that suggests a once-great man brought
down low by decades of failure and disappointment. 
Director: David Hayter (in talks) (this would be his directorial debut) 
Director Note: (10/30/01) Terry Gilliam (Time Bandits, Brazil) has been
wanting to make this film for over a dozen years, but could just never get
all the parts (such as, most importantly, studio backing) together to do
it. (10/31/03) Revolution Studios-based screenwriter Drew McWeeny who also
writes for AICN under the name "Moriarty" confirms that David Hayter, who
has been oft-quoted in the past year as saying that he hopes to make his
directorial debut with this movie isn't yet officially signed. 
Screenwriter: David Hayter 
Screenwriter Note: (10/30/01) This project's most famous screenwriter
(before Hayter) was Batman scribe Sam Hamm, who produced this script back
in the late 1980's, and it's been kicking around in fandom ever since. 
Based Upon: The acclaimed 1986 12 issue comic book mini-series (and
subsequent graphic novel) written by Alan Moore with (amazing) art by Dave
Gibbons. Moore's first adaptation was 2001's From Hell, and he also has V
for Vendetta and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in development (at
New Line and Fox respectively). The Watchmen heroes were (very) loosely
based on Charlton characters like Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, and The
Question. 
Era Note: (10/30/01) The book was set in the 1980's, during the height of
the Cold War between the USA and the USSR. It's very likely that the film
will be taken out of its historical context, although it will really need
to be something fresh that people can relate to... the film needs that
"enemy state" like the USSR as it's a crucial plot element... maybe a
Middle Eastern country? Hopefully, they won't go fictional (really, I'd
love to see it kept in the 1980's, but that's unlikely). 
Ending Note: (10/30/01) One aspect of Watchmen that just screams out as
being likely to be changed in this post-9/11/01 era, even though, perhaps
one could argue that it seems more relevant after the fact than before;
it's still grim and ugly. There is absolutely no way I'm going to say what
the ending *is*... just read the book. (12/23/03) Comic Book Resources
recently received a tip about how the ending might have been changed from
Moore's original story, but it is obviously a spoiler, so I won't go into
it here. 
Premise: In a world in which "super heroes" have been a fact of life for
several decades, the murder of a federally-backed mercenary called "The
Comedian" attracts the curiosity of insane vigilante Rorschach, the last
"masked man" still operating without government support (they were outlawed
years ago). Visiting other heroes, both retired (Night Owl, Ozymandias) and
those working for the U.S. government (Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre). The
mystery at hand is... who's killing the masks? Rorschach's investigation
stirs old and emotions (Silk Spectre, for example, finds herself torn
between two men) and secrets, like what sinister plan is at work, something
that may have cracked even a tough "blood and guts" soldier like the
Comedian.... (premise summary written by Greg Dean Schmitz, 10/30/01) 
Premise Note: (10/30/01) Variety reported that the script may be changed to
take place after the murder of a "couple of" heroes. The book involved the
death of just one, the Comedian. The book has so much material, I don't
know why new concepts or characters have to be invented. Happily, The
Hollywood Reporter accurately describes it as being about a single murder,
here's hoping they're right. 
Filming: Production is tentatively scheduled to start sometime in 2004 in
Prague, in the Czech Republic. 
Genre: Action, Based on a Book, Crime, Eye Candy, Science Fiction,
Superhero, Thriller 
Rumor Controls: Comics2Film, Corona's Coming Attractions 
Read a Very Old Script: 
FearfulSymmetry.Batcave.net
 (Back in the 1980's,
Batman writer Sam Hamm produced this script, which squishes the story into
two hours... it could have been worse, but I didn't care for the way Hamm
changed the characters through the dialogue, especially Veidt/Ozymandias) 
Script Review: Ain't it Cool News 
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 subplots will have to be ditched (oh well...).
Wow, ecco una buona ragione per tornare a letto se ci si e' appena alzati
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e di seguito riporto la parte relativa ai film dell'articolo in questione:
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Moore eventually fell out with DC, became a hired hand, and finally set up his
own company, rather ironically titled America's Best Comics. His recent
successes have included From Hell, his re-examination of Jack the Ripper, and
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which brought together characters from
the works of Bram Stoker, Conan Doyle, H Rider Haggard, and others. Both of
these have recently been filmed, the former with Johnny Depp and Heather Graham,
the latter with Sean Connery and Peta Wilson. From Hell transformed Moore's
layered text into Grand Guignol, while LXG (as it was marketed) added explosions
and a new character, Tom Sawyer, to gratify American audiences. Moore still
hasn't seen either film, but has clearly heard enough about them. His initial
attitude towards adaptations was neutral: he wouldn't take the credit or the
blame. Now he's changed his mind.
"I thought that by not getting involved, I could keep a distance between the
books and the films," he says. He now realises that this was naive, as most
film-goers would presume any film to be reasonably faithful to his work. Having
"learnt his lesson", he has told his agents to reject any proposals to film his
work, and in the case of work he no longer owns, to insist that his name be
taken off any adaptation and his share of the money be divided among the
artists.
Moore may have had enough of Hollywood, but it hasn't had its fill of him.
Constantine, based on a character he created for Swamp Thing, is due out before
the end of the year, with a woefully miscast Keanu Reeves in the title role.
Moore didn't grant his permission for the adaptation: he doesn't own the rights
to the character, so he had no say either way. Neither does he have any control
over Watchmen, which is due to start shooting in Prague this year, from a script
by David X-Men Hayter. (A screenplay that the Wachowski Brothers wrote for V For
Vendetta around the time they were writing the first Matrix film may be a few
years off, however: its hero is a terrorist.)
With his name removed from these and any other projects Hollywood might like to
develop, Moore relishes being able to speak his mind. "I won't have to do what
most writers do, which is either keep quiet about it or try to sound
enthusiastic." He certainly doesn't mince his words regarding the casting of
Depp, or the ethos of Hollywood as a whole, which he classifies as being a giant
firework show. "If I write a crappy comic book, it doesn't cost the budget of an
emergent Third World nation. When you've got these kinds of sums involved in
creating another two hours of entertainment for Western teenagers, I feel it
crosses the line from being merely distasteful to being wrong." His decision
seems to have been prompted in part by repeated exposure to critics deriding
films for their "comic-book plots". "To paint comic books as childish and
illiterate is lazy. A lot of comic books are very literate - unlike most films."
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and his share of the money be divided among the artists.
    Questa cosa, insieme al comportamento con i diritti di Miracleman
penso chiariscano ancora una volta che si tratta di un vero e proprio
'signore'.
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