Court sets date for ‘Watchmen’ battle
Hollywood Newsroom is now Buzz Newsroom! Visit and bookmark our new site. Buzz is bigger and better, including sports, world news, gadgets and the entertainment news that you're used to. Same staff, just more stuff! Why Fark, Drudge and Huffington when you can Buzz!?The battle between Fox and Warner Bros. over the rights to “Watchmen” took a big step toward resolution Tuesday when the federal judge presiding over the dispute set a Jan. 6 trial date for the case.
With a March release date looming, U.S. District Court Judge Gary Allen Feess said Fox should forgo any attempt to get a preliminary injunction against Warners to stop the release of the film because the issues were far too complex to be resolved on an interim basis, sources said.
Instead, Feess told both sides to start building a factual record and start expedited discovery and depositions immediately.
Fox still could ask Feess to permanently enjoin Warners from releasing the film following the discovery phase.
- from THR