Alan Moore is a puzzle to me. I would have sex with a squash to have a career and following like he does. His ideas are the stuff that makes a comic book writer a legend. And then his stuff gets made into movies. Now with the result of the League of ExtraOrdinary Gentlemen, I am not surprised that he lacks any faith in the transition of his stories to film.
”I got a piece of paper—they must’ve learned something from the V for Vendetta debacle. I got a piece of paper a couple of months ago saying, “I, the undersigned, hereby give you permission to take my name off of the film and to send my money to Dave Gibbons.” So I sent that back to them all signed and sealed, which means that now I don’t have to rant and spew about the film.”
So why is he ranting anyways? I have never really understood that.
I know you take your chances when you turn your creation over to a movie studio to make it into a movie. So yeah, I get why he gripes about it. That part I get. But not all of his books made to film have been bad. V for Vandetta was great, and it doesn’t seem like it would be much to make Watchmen into a movie as it almost seems written to be one.
He whines and gripes about it so much that he has even gone as far as to forfeit his profit shares and even asked for credit to him be removed from the film.
What would it take to make him happy?
Maybe Watchmen will kick ass and Well…in Hollywood they’ll say that Alan Moore’s small heart grew three sizes that day! And the minute his heart didn’t feel quite so tight, he whizzed with his story through the bright morning light and he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast!
And he… …HE HIMSELF…! Alan Moore carved the roast beast!
I can hope.
