Alan Moore calls for a Boycott of the upcoming Dwayne Johnson movie "Hercules"

Literary mastermind maverick  Alan Moore, creator of such timeless classics such as Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, is calling for a boycott on the upcoming movie "Hercules" directed by Brett Ratner and stars Dwayne Johnson. Moore has long been known to hate Hollywood, and now he is once again voicing his distaste for Hollywood. This time, however, he’s doing it on behalf of his recently deceased friend and fellow comic book creator, Steve Moore (no relation). In a new interview with Bleeding Cool, Alan calls for a boycott of Brett Ratner’s upcoming Hercules. The Dwayne Johnson film is an adaptation of Steve Moore’s The Thracian War comics, but Alan claims Steve didn’t receive any payment for the film treatment. He explains that, while Steve thought he’d signed a contact giving him at least a “paltry” $15,000 for the film rights, he’d actually signed a version that didn’t require the studio to pay or even consult with him. [hit the jump to continue]

Rurouni Kenshin in negotiations for Philippine release

Well yesterday there was buzz over the news that the movie is in negotiations to be released in the Philippines, but not by Warner Philippines; but by Pioneer films instead (they distributed movies like Sadako 3D, The Hunger Games, locally). News first broke out of the facebook page MOVIE PUNCH which is said to be the facebook trade name for Pioneer Films.

For now, we wait if the negotiations will go smoothly; and if indeed it will be reeased here, and on when the release date would be. MOVIE PUNCH's admin posted on its facebook site:
"We are posting this for feedbacks before we really negotiate with the production since this film is quite expensive, we are making sure na hindi naman kmi malulugi nito, (we are making sure that we do not loss profits here). (We) will update on this page once na confirm na, thanks guys for your comments regarding this film, we will seriously study this development."

Boycott Warner Bros for Samurai X?

It has been recently reported that the Samurai X movie will not be shown in the Philippines. We reported that this is a big mistake for Warner. I am not just talking about the capability of people to resort to torrents; I am also referring to the backlash that Warner might get.

Internet can be a powerful tool nowadays. If somebody would ask me what I suggest should be done about Rurouni Kenshin, my diabolical mind immediately pooped out an idea:

FANS of RUROUNI KENSHIN should actively CAMPAIGN to BOYCOTT WARNER BROS. movies, urge other people to BOYCOTT their movies (starting with the movie THE CAMPAIGN), up until the day Warner Bros. Philippines makes an official announcement that RUROUNI KENSHIN will indeed have a Philippine release.

Somebody make a protest page on facebook?