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The 55-year-old author says he wants nothing to do with the film because his story, published in 1986, is not suited to the big screen. He said: ‘It was designed to exploit all the things that comic books can do and no other medium can.’ He has insisted any royalties go to the artist who drew Watchmen, Dave Gibbons. Mr Moore could not prevent the sale of film rights as they are owned by his former publisher, DC Comics. – from the Mail
Meanwhile, very little has been heard from or said in regards to Dave Gibbons’ “Watchmen” co-creator, Alan Moore — who over the years has taken a staunch, anti-Hollywood stance in terms of his work, from “V for Vendetta,” to “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.” However, Gibbons had his own theories on his “venom-spitting” partner. “He has had some bad experiences with Hollywood and he doesn’t want to repeat them,” Gibbons related. “He doesn’t take the moral high-ground, he’s got no problem with me doing it. He’s indifferent to the whole thing. He doesn’t want to talk about it, doesn’t want to know anything about it. I regret that because that comes out of a certain degree of unhappiness on his part.” – from MTV