07-13-2004, 07:48 PM
Depp probably refused. He only does big blockbusters every so often...and with Finding Neverland, Pirates 2, then Rum Diary (directed by Benicio Del Toro) and with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory filming right now....he's been locked up for a good year now.
Some tidbits:
Originally, Tarsem Singh was attached to direct with Nicolas Cage to star. However, the director said that "With Cage, I can not make the film I had wanted to". Soon after Singh left the picture, Cage did as well.
Alan Moore created the character of John Constantine for his revamping of the "Swamp Thing" title in the 1980s. Constantine was then spun off into his own series, Hellblazer (written by Garth Ennis). Moore was set to receive payment for the optioning of his character for a movie version. And up to this point, Moore had distanced himself from productions of his works while still allowing his name to be used and to collect the checks, as with From Hell (2001) and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (2003). He rarely commented on the film versions, always falling back on the fact that the comics were his and the movies weren't. In early 2004, Moore read the screenplay for this movie and proceded to demand that his name be removed from the movie and willingly forfeited all money he was due to receive for its production.
Some tidbits:
Originally, Tarsem Singh was attached to direct with Nicolas Cage to star. However, the director said that "With Cage, I can not make the film I had wanted to". Soon after Singh left the picture, Cage did as well.
Alan Moore created the character of John Constantine for his revamping of the "Swamp Thing" title in the 1980s. Constantine was then spun off into his own series, Hellblazer (written by Garth Ennis). Moore was set to receive payment for the optioning of his character for a movie version. And up to this point, Moore had distanced himself from productions of his works while still allowing his name to be used and to collect the checks, as with From Hell (2001) and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (2003). He rarely commented on the film versions, always falling back on the fact that the comics were his and the movies weren't. In early 2004, Moore read the screenplay for this movie and proceded to demand that his name be removed from the movie and willingly forfeited all money he was due to receive for its production.
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