Warner Bros. may have once vehemently claimed that they wouldn’t settle, but the writing seems to be on the wall and according to Variety, both WB and Fox are now pursuing a settlement of their “Watchmen” battle.
Attorneys for both parties met today and agreed that to delay the Federal court decision until Monday so they could attempt to hash out a settlement over the weekend.
Despite WB’s claims and geeks claiming otherwise, Judge Fees had already ruled that Fox owned distribution rights to “Watchmen’ on Christmas Eve thanks to the provision turnaround agreement in the early 1990s, so there wasn’t much they could do. Or at least they tried and it obviously didn’t really look good.
Feess says regardless of the talks says a trial over whether to block the film’s March release is still set for Jan. 20, but if they do figure a way to put down their swords, this trial will likely be nothing but an afterthought were Fees reprimands both studios for being jackasses and nothing more.