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Old 1st December 2015, 07:22 PM
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Listening to a recent (well year or so ago) Alan Moore interview, He refuses to take any payments or royalties for any film adaptations of his work . Due to hating the adaptations, although judging by some of the sizable cheques he's been offered I think he even regrets his stance, but stands by his decision.
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Old 1st December 2015, 07:28 PM
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Listening to a recent (well year or so ago) Alan Moore interview, He refuses to take any payments or royalties for any film adaptations of his work . Due to hating the adaptations, although judging by some of the sizable cheques he's been offered I think he even regrets his stance, but stands by his decision.
Does he give the money to charity or does he just flat-out refuses the money?
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Old 1st December 2015, 07:31 PM
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Does he give the money to charity or does he just flat-out refuses the money?
If I remember correctly he flat out refuses , Ill have to re-listen to the interview to be 100% sure. Unless he was joking but it didn't sound like it. He certainly hated From Hell so nothing would surprise me.
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Old 1st December 2015, 07:35 PM
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If I remember correctly he flat out refuses , Ill have to re-listen to the interview to be 100% sure. Unless he was joking but it didn't sound like it. He certainly hated From Hell so nothing would surprise me.
I know he despises his adaptations (although, I think he was somewhat interested in Watchmen when Terry Gilliam and David Hayter were doing it as they were honest with him about what they attempting to achieve). However, I think it was David Gibbons who said, in relation to royalties, that Moore simply handed Warner Brothers a list of charities and that was that.
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Listening to a recent (well year or so ago) Alan Moore interview, He refuses to take any payments or royalties for any film adaptations of his work . Due to hating the adaptations, although judging by some of the sizable cheques he's been offered I think he even regrets his stance, but stands by his decision.
Isn't it strange that genius in a person is nearly always compensated for by an eccentricity whereas plain, everyday intelligence is nearly always accompanied by some form of "nerdishness"? Don't all jump down my throat, it's only a "generalised observation" not a system of belief!
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Heres the bit in the interview where Stewart Lee asks about the League,and he explains about the money.

SL: I'm assuming you haven't seen the film of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen."

AM: No, no, no, no. (audience laughs) In fact, I'm getting worse instead of better with regard to the film. That was a spectacular tantrum, even by my standards, I surprised myself.

I've decided I don't want anything more to do with films at all. After all the stuff with "The League," there'd been some minor law suit with somebody claiming that I had gotten the idea from an American Hollywood screen writer and you can imagine how I felt about that. So, I felt, if I'm going to react I might as well over react. (audience laughs) So, I said, right, that's it, no more Hollywood films. And if they do make films of my work, then I want my name taken off them and I want all the money given to the artists. I thought, God, that sounds principled (audience laughs) and almost heroic! (audience laughs) Then I got a phone call from Karen Berger the next Monday, she's an editor at DC Comics, and she said, "Yeah, we're going to be sending you a huge amount of money before the end of the year because they're making this film if your Constantie character with Keanu Reeves." I said, "Right, OK. (audience laughs) Well, take my name off of it and distribute my money amongst the other artists. I felt, well, that was difficult, but I did it and I feel pretty good about meself. Then I saw David Gibbons who I had done "Watchmen" with and he was saying, "Oh Alan, guess what, they're making the 'Watchmen' film." And I said, with tears streaming down my face, "Take my name off of it David. (sniffles)" (audience laughs) "You have all the money." Then I got a check for the "V for Vendetta" film. It was just, this was within three days!
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Isn't it strange that genius in a person is nearly always compensated for by an eccentricity whereas plain, everyday intelligence is nearly always accompanied by some form of "nerdishness"? Don't all jump down my throat, it's only a "generalised observation" not a system of belief!


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It is my belief that Alan Moore is a certifiable genius and fruitcake. Thankfully I like a bit of fruitcake, genius or not!
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It is my belief that Alan Moore is a certifiable genius and fruitcake. Thankfully I like a bit of fruitcake, genius or not!
You should check out the Frankie Boyle interviewing Grant Morrison, I'm really not sure who is the maddest.
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You should check out the Frankie Boyle interviewing Grant Morrison, I'm really not sure who is the maddest.
Is that the one where Morrison proposes a superhero who draws the dole?
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