Alan Moore walked out on it.
They're trying to make it less British, and more like the stereotypical American concept of Britishness.
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Spunk Murphy Tchaikovsky is a synonym for fanny, apparently,
Wed 16 Nov 2005, 13:18,
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Is Dick Van Dyke playing V?
Mind you, Alan Moore walking off the project is probably enough of a hint.
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Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango,
Wed 16 Nov 2005, 13:23,
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from an interview he gave
he just walked out on general principles (And turned down the money) because he said that he would after the balls up they made of the last thing he was involved in
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ceebs,
Wed 16 Nov 2005, 13:31,
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they did manage to utterly
bastardify the League of Extraordinary Gentleman. Which must've been quite difficult considering a frame-by-frame of the comic would've made a decent film.
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Mucifer I like mooses, best of all the animals,
Wed 16 Nov 2005, 13:47,
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