Alan Moore is a renowned English writer known mostly for writing iconic comic books in the superhero genre. This includes ‘Watchmen‘, ‘V for Vendetta’ and ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ among others. Most of them have been adapted into films and television shows over the years.
A recent adaptation was the namesake HBO limited series that met with critical acclaim and won Emmy Awards. However, the 68-year-old writer has “disowned” it and is not interested in the adaptation of his works. Let’s find out what Alan thinks of the critically acclaimed show.
‘Watchmen’ Creator Alan Moore Disowned HBO’s Show
‘Watchmen‘ is one of the most well-received limited series to come out of HBO in recent memory. Based on Moore’s eponymous comic book series, the show dealt with racism and white supremacy.
However, Moore doesn’t seem to like it, as he told in an interview with GQ Magazine. According to him, the showrunner sent him a letter during the show’s development. It said, “Dear Mr. Moore, I am one of the bastards currently destroying ‘Watchmen.’”
“That wasn’t the best opener,” Moore said. “It went on through a lot of, what seemed to me to be, neurotic rambling. ‘Can you at least tell us how to pronounce “Ozymandias”? I got back with a very abrupt and probably hostile reply telling him that I’d thought that Warner Bros. were aware that they, nor any of their employees, shouldn’t contact me again for any reason.”
The show went on to become a critical success in 2019 and Regina King was nominated for 26 Primetime Emmy Awards and won 11 prizes.
Moore Doesn’t Want His Work To Be Adapted
