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]

The Legend of Hercules set to face challenges

The upcoming movie THE LEGEND OF HERCULES is, most certainly, a movie that is set out to achieve an (appropriately coined) Herculean task: to be in contest with an upcoming similarly-themed Hercules movie as well (the other one stars Dwayne Johnson), to slingshot Kellan Lutz into an action superstar, and to redeem Renny Harlin's career.

The Legend of Hercules (formerly known as Hercules: The Legend Begins and Hercules 3D is an upcoming 2014 American action film directed by Renny Harlin and co-written with Daniel Giat, Giulio Steve and Sean Hood. The film stars Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee and Liam Garrigan. It is one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules movies scheduled for 2014, with Paramount Pictures / MGM's Hercules: The Thracian Wars. [hit the jump to continue]

Dwayne Johnson's look on "Hercules: The Thracian Wars" and "Fast and Furious 7" revealed

Dwayne Johnson has recently been busy shooting "Hercules: The Thracian Wars" with director Brett Ratner. And Johnson has been teasing about the look of the movie on his twitter account. Now, Johnson has finally revealed his look for the movie, which looks simply awesome, and really does look like it captures the essence of the Greek Mythology icon. As a bonus, he also revealed his look for the upcoming Fast and Furious 7, which is not much of a stretch from his look on the previous Fast movies. For more about the "Hercules: The Thracian Wars" project, check this article out [click here]

HERCULES with Dwayne Johnson and Brett Ratner moving forward

From Dwayne Johnson's Twitter, he teased his look for HERCULES

MGM and Paramount Pictures are moving ahead with their HERCULES movie that will star Dwayne Johnson as the titular character and will be directed by Brett Ratner. This movie will be bBased on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars, the ensemble-action film is a revisionist take on the classic myth set in a grounded world where the supernatural does not exist. The screenplay is by Ryan Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos. This movie will probably be a movie that will exclude all the supernatural, fantastical elements usually expected of what a Hercules movie would be. The pic also stars Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan, John Hurt, Rebecca Ferguson, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Askel Hennie, and Reece Ritchie.  Hercules opens on July 25, 2014. [read the full article after the jump]