SUBMITTED BY Fred Hill
September 9, 2005 — V for Vendetta has had a few bumps in the road the past couple of weeks, big and small. Below is just a run down how what has been unfolding for the movie and what the future is looking like.
Warner Bros.' upcoming "V for Vendetta" could be renamed "B for Bad Luck."
The movie is based on an acclaimed graphic novel - but that book's author has called the screenplay "imbecilic" and wants nothing to do with the film. The lead actor was let go four weeks into the filming and his replacement never bothered to read the comic book. The main character is a masked terrorist on a rampage in London who uses the trains of the Underground to attack the government - a scenario that has proven too close to real life. And despite a trailer for the film that culminates in a voice-over telling the audience to "remember, remember the 5th of November" - a reference to the release date - the opening was delayed at first until February and then, most recently, until March...
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