Alan Moore Calls for Boycott of Brett Ratner's 'Hercules'

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Not paying the author for the film rights and then tacking his name on to the credits after his death to cash in on his reputation? Pretty shabby.

Alan Moore Calls for Boycott of Brett Ratner's 'Hercules'

"Watchmen" and "V for Vendetta" writer calls on fans to avoid the Brett Ratner adaptation of the comic book "Hercules: The Thracian Wars."

Alan Moore would rather that moviegoers didnt go and see the upcoming Hercules, starring Dwayne Johnson. Its not that he thinks its a bad movie; hes more concerned about the movies relationship with its source material.

The Paramount/MGM co-production, directed by Brett Ratner, is an adaptation of the Radical Comics series Hercules: The Thracian Wars, written by Steve Moore (No relation to Alan) with art by Admira Wijaya. With the movie due for release next week, Alan Moore has spoken about the poor treatment he feels Steve Moore, who died earlier this year, suffered at the hands of Radical.

Talking to the website BleedingCool.com, Moore said that Steve Moore had quite a few problems with Radical Comics in producing the comic book and there were compromises that he had been assured that he would not have to make which he had, in fact, been told to make, including the fact that Steve wouldnt be getting any money from [the movie, with] the only consolation [being] that his name wouldnt be going on it.

Upon Steve Moores death, however, that apparently changed. In the interview, Alan Moore alleged that following the his death in March, Steve Moores name started appearing in publicity materials for the movie, which he suggests was an attempt to take advantage of any posthumous interest in the writers work. Now Id have to look at my thesaurus and see if there are any words other than vile which I could use for that, Moore told the website, but even in the low estimation in which I hold the greater part of the comic industry, that is a new low.

The writer of Watchmen and V For Vendettafamously outspoken for his views on creators rights in the comics industry, who famously took his own name off the movie adaptation of his own V For Vendetta and From Hell (and the Marvel reprints of his Miracleman work) after conflicts with the publishers involvedcalled for fans of Steve Moores work to boycott the movie.

I would also ask that anybody out there who gives a damn about Steve Moore or his legacy not go to see this wretched film, he said. It is the last thing that Steve wouldve wanted. And I cannot un-recommend it too highly or anybody involved in it.

When contacted by THR, a spokesperson for MGM issued a statement that read "MGM licensed the feature film rights from Radical Comics and fulfilled all contractual obligations. Steve Moore was a legend within the comics industry, whose work we greatly admire."

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MGM may admire Steve Moore's work, but they definitely lack any respect for him.