It looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer for the downfall of a corrupt regime on the big screen.
Warner Bros. has postponed the release date of the Wachowski brothers’ “V for Vendetta” from Nov. 4 to March 17, citing post-production delays. Of course, this has nothing to do with the recent violence in London.
Nevertheless, “people should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
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Aw, now that’s a shame.
The movie was set to be released on the same weekend as the 400th anniversay of Guy Fawkes Day.
I definitely think it’s related to the London bombings. Julian Sanchez’s blog mentioned the… “conflict.”
On the bright side, March 17, 2006 is the 161st anniversary of the invention of the rubber band.
It’s just not the same.
To me, there is something that does bode well for this movie. Supposedly, Alan Moore has denounced it :
From Wikipedia:
” * Alan Moore has explicitly disassociated himself from the movie adaptation of his graphic novel. He ended cooperation with his publisher, DC Comics, after it failed to retract statements that Moore called “blatant lies” about his supposed endorsement of the movie in a press release by producer Joel Silver. Moore also read a preview of the film script and said:
It was imbecilic; it had plot holes you couldn’t have got away with in Whizzer and Chips in the nineteen sixties. Plot holes no one had noticed. “
Something else that I forgot to mention is that as a producer, Joel Silver’s filmography has been a mixed bag, and in my opinion, tending a lot more towards bad than good.
The Matrix (good)
The Matrix Reloaded (so-so)
The Matrix Revolutions (bad)
Cradle 2 the Grave (bad)
Exit Wounds (bad)
House on Haunted Hill (bad)
Bordello of Blood (terrible)
Lethal Weapon (ok)
Die Hard (good)
Gothika (bad)
House of Wax (bad)
Alan Moore has dissociated himself from it saying the plot is imbecilic and full of holes, and this is something which bodes well for the movie? Did you mean to say “does NOT bode well”?
I think Steven meant that maybe the production delay will give them a chance to fix some of those problems. After seeing that Wikipedia info I’m a little worried about the movie now though.
“Alan Moore has dissociated himself from it saying the plot is imbecilic and full of holes, and this is something which bodes well for the movie? Did you mean to say “does NOT bode well”?”
Yes, that is what I meant, sorry.
Geoffrey:
Unfortunately according to the variety article, the production delay was due to special effects. If the screenplay is bad, there is nothing they will be able to do about it now.
Just got back from seeing it. I haven’t seen any recent postings on here about the film. It was better than I thought it would be, but it was very far from great. I haven’t read the graphic novel, but I would really like to find out how much was changed. Though the film was anti-government, it was more anti-conservative government. It maintained a collectivst viewpoint throughout the film. All of the complaints against government were derived from complaints against the conservative party now. The single worst offense as emphasized in the movie was the fact that the government wouldn’t let two lesbians love eachother. I’m assuming this was an emphasis added by the Wachowski sister.
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