1. A judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox has “a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the ‘Watchmen’ motion picture.” The film, which is currently set for a March 6 release, was produced by Warner Brothers and Paramount, and it is at least theoretically possible that Fox could block the release altogether. The judge’s ruling came as a surprise, since he had said only the week before that the matter was so complicated it could only be resolved at a trial slated for late January. — New York Times (x2), Variety (x2), Nikki Finke
2. Warner Brothers president Alan Horn says Green Lantern may be the DC Comics superhero closest to getting a new movie right now. And reports indicate that the filmmakers may already be scouting locations in Australia. — Collider.com, Sydney Morning Herald
3. Stephen Chow is no longer going to direct the new version of The Green Hornet, and he might not stick around to play the sidekick Kato, either, since he wants to make a superhero comedy with Jack Black. — Variety, Associated Press
4. A new film based on Judge Dredd is in the works. It will presumably have nothing to do with the 1995 film starring Sylvester Stallone and Rob Schneider. — 2000 AD Forums
5. A new film based on The Phantom is in the works. It will definitely have nothing to do with the 1996 film starring Billy Zane and Catherine Zeta-Jones. — Tim Boyle
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