Clearly Alan Moore's magical attempts to stop anyone else adapting The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen aren't powerful enough: because Disney, which inherited the rights to the graphic novel series when it bought Fox, is now making the latest attempt to reboot the concept.
Moore and original artist Kevin O’Neill's graphic novels – published first under DC Comics' Vertigo imprint before Moore took it to the indie sphere — gather literary characters including Mina Murray, Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll, and the Invisible Man, who battle Fu Manchu, Professor Moriarty and aliens from HG Wells’ The War Of The Worlds.
The 2003 movie adaptation starred Stuart Townsend, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Jason Flemyng and Sean Connery, who clashed with director Stephen Norrington and, notably, retired from acting afterwards (aside from one voice role). The critical reaction was savage, though the movie itself ended up making some money on worldwide box office and DVD.
Since that time, Fox and others have attempted new takes, sensing that it could still work with the right creative team, but nothing has made it to screens. Now Red Sparrow and The Lone Ranger's Justin Haythe is tasked with writing a new script for the fresh take, while producer Don Murphy is once more shepherding this one.
The plan is for the movie to debut on streaming service Hulu, which means that if it comes together, it'll hit Disney+ in the UK.