CBR: "Cowboys & Aliens" Ramps Up Amid Screenplay Disputes

[CBR News]

The first full poster for Jon Favreau's "Iron Man" follow up hits in advance of the first trailer, all the while a legal battle is heating up over the screenplay history of the Platinum Studios comic adaptation "Cowboys & Aliens"


Full article here.

[jediracer]

Platinum has a rich history of exploiting (and screwing over) creators.

I might have to boycott this, and anything remotely associated with them.

[GRANT!]

Platinum has a rich history of exploiting (and screwing over) creators.

I might have to boycott this, and anything remotely associated with them.

I think I'll let the courts decide and see the movie if it looks good or not. If I'm going to boycott a movie because the somebody was potentially screwed over or exploited then I wouldn't see a lot a movies (let alone most comic book movies).

[kozmo]

Given that Hollywood has taken great comics and made horrible movies from them, maybe they'll do the opposite with what was a horrible, horrible graphic novel. Men In Black was not that good as a B&W comic book (also under Rosenberg in a previous company), but was turned into a very enjoyable movie.

I personally find that this sort of creator dispute is karmic justice to Rosenberg - and shows that media with real unions and real artist's rights is territory complete alien to an exploiter like Rosenberg. As long as he is forced to shoulder his part of the costs of this arbitration and can't shove it all off to the studio backing the film, that is.

[Sighphi]

ummm the credit dispute over the screenplay has nothing to do with the comic book.

[kozmo]

the article indicates that the scripts were in play before the graphic novel and are "legally connected" to what became the comic. So Rosenberg would be connected to this legally, as he would be the one who was paying for those earlier drafts.

[Global Honored]

amazing cast, great poster

[jediracer]

I think I'll let the courts decide and see the movie if it looks good or not. If I'm going to boycott a movie because the somebody was potentially screwed over or exploited then I wouldn't see a lot a movies (let alone most comic book movies).

Not just "somebody," but pretty much anyone Platinum has done business with. They are evil. Seriously.

[GRANT!]

So are you going to skip out on the next Superman movie for the same reason? Or any of the Marvel movies?

[Sighphi]

the article indicates that the scripts were in play before the graphic novel and are "legally connected" to what became the comic. So Rosenberg would be connected to this legally, as he would be the one who was paying for those earlier drafts.

Where does it indicate that?
All i read there is that several people wrote several versions of the screenplay and apparently who did how much is being fought over.

The same thing that happened with Alien.
The dude that came up with the story fought with the people that eventually finished the final draft of the screenplay over who deserves what credit.

[jediracer]

well I just saw the trailer and contrary to my previous statement I think it may be impossible to not love this movie

[jediracer]

So are you going to skip out on the next Superman movie for the same reason? Or any of the Marvel movies?

You really have no idea who/what Platinum is, do you?

[The Cool Thatguy]

You really have no idea who/what Platinum is, do you?

Well, I don't. Could you please explain?

[hugh45]

They have some big guns involve in this movie!!

[GRANT!]

You really have no idea who/what Platinum is, do you?

I'm aware of their reputation but I'm not going to boycott a movie over that. The entire entertainment industry is built on people screwing each other over. That's why we have Civil courts.