Alan Moore is turning down any compensation for film and TV series based on his comics.
The “Watchmen” creator, notoriously outspoken about adaptations of his work, told The Telegraph that he instead wants DC Comics royalty checks sent to Black Lives Matter.“I don’t really feel, with the recent films, that they have stood by what I assumed were their original principles.
So I asked for DC Comics to send all of the money from any future TV series or films to Black Lives Matter,” Moore said.Moore has long been critical of screen versions of his comics.
Last year, he slammed the HBO and Warner Bros.
TV series “Watchmen,” adapted from his 1986 graphic novel.
Creator Damon Lindelof sent Moore a letter ahead of production admitting to “destroying” the original comic for his HBO series.
Moore alleged that he was unaware HBO was even developing a “Watchmen” series at…
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