I live under a rock

[nmg]

I hadn't heard that Alan Moore was retiring from the (mainstream) comic industry.

I hadn't heard that the Wachowski brothers are to make a film of V for Vendetta.

I am deeply worried by both of the above.

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[sneerpout.livejournal.com]

My old sparring-partner verwirrung and I have long said that any V for Vendetta film would work best in black and white.

I lobbied hard for it to be produced at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow a few years back, but was told that modern audiences would never accept the notion of a completely state-controlled internet, with only one successful hacker.

There's also a casting problem. The director I spoke to laughed at the thought of any actor agreeing to be masked for the entire proceedings. He said that in his experience, there were few people who had the physical presence and voice skill to perform V, as all the bankable stars had built their careers on their looks, and any suitable unknown actor wouldn't attract sufficient studio backing.

In my nightmares I imagine the dying V removing the mask to reveal Matt Damon, who then tenderly kisses Eve (Halle Berry) goodbye to a swelling orchestral score, before she dons cape, mask and hat, and goes out into the London night to rescue Dominic (Colin Farrell).

[nmg.livejournal.com]

You forgot the "set on the hard streets of a future Nuw Yoick" bit.

[sneerpout.livejournal.com]

Ah - but it *wouldn't* be Nuw Yoick, as fascist state oppression, unlawful imprisonment and torture of "different" citizens and media manipulation never, ever happens in democracies such as the United States. Hoorah for freedom!

[nmg.livejournal.com]

True, but it would be hard to justify the presence of all those American actors in a film set in the UK at a time when the US is supposed to be gently glowing.

[sneerpout.livejournal.com]

Actually, the longer I think about this, what are the odds of V For Vendetta, where the hero and main character is a turrurrist, being made into a mainstream movie in today's US?

[ewx.livejournal.com]

Not a problem. Just change round who the good and bad guys were.

[damerell.livejournal.com]

Only on her return to discover that V's wounds were not fatal.