First comes word that you had the lowest box office totals for summer 2008; next furious fanboys worldwide want to rip you a new one over your Watchmen lawsuit; and now some acclaimed directors are beginning to speak out about what a soul-crushing, creatively stifling cabal of evil your company truly is.
Babylon A.D. director Mathieu Kassovitz had no qualms about pointing the finger at executive meddling as the reason his film sucks. And now acclaimed director Alex Proyas is throwing up the finger (so to speak) in Fox’s face–and his displeasure is a veritable death sentence for what might have been one of the coolest comic book movie adaptations of all: The Silver Surfer.
Alex Proyas (Dark City, which if you haven’t seen, run, don’t walk and get the DVD) tried to play coy at first, telling eager reporters at this year’s Comic-Con that his involvement with The Silver Surfer flick was nothing but Internet rumor. However when MTV News Silver Surfer flick, but went on to give one very specific reason: spoke with Proyas, the director again axed any rumors that he was working on a
“Because it’s a Fox picture,” the ‘Dark City’ helmer said. “And I’m determined never to work with them ever again because of my experience on ‘I,Robot.’ "
I actually completely agree with Proyas on this one, however I did love I, Robot. That's a really bad move for the suits over at FOX. But they do have a habit fucking a lot of directors over, and a lot of television shows as well (such as, Firefly, Futurama, etc) but they arent't the only ones to do this to them.
It's not surprising in the least that the studios would screw over a show, even though its fan base is enormous, and even if they are continuing to sell, making a huge profit, plus new people keep buying them everyday. It's a strange thing to wonder whats going through there heads.
What so you all think?
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