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New Watchmen footage just aired on Spike during the 2008 Scream Awards. Dare I say this movie looks nothing less than fantastic? Needless to say, I cannot wait for this release. Too bad there’s a pending court battle keeping it out of theaters at the moment.

Apparently, FOX is claiming that Warner Bros. doesn’t have the proper rights. Here’s what the Hollywood Insider has to say:

Earlier this year, Twentieth Century Fox filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. seeking to stop Watchmen’s release (scheduled for March 6, 2009), claiming that it, not Warner Bros., held the distribution rights to any motion picture made from the material. Today, a judge declined Warner Bros.’ request to dismiss the lawsuit, setting the stage for a possibly ugly legal tussle.

Thus far, Warner Bros. is still holding true to their release date of March 6th 2009. I, for one, am hoping this movie hits the big screens when scheduled and isn’t delayed till the end of the year or possibly even into the next year.

Back to the new footage, I don’t see a link to embed the movie anywhere, so you’ll have to click the link above.