Yeah, he probably is. He is definitely eccentric. I guess my point or perspective is: he seems really against the cinematic adaptations of his works, however several movies rolled out already one of which is Killing Joke that just got out (and more probably will). I get the whole copyright thing "you wrote it, we own it" but still, I personally would not be comfortable to - as a director or better said, as an artist - pour my heart, mind and soul into a movie based entirely on the story written by a man who is completely against me doing that movie. And you know, it's not a remake or a different story based on his writings, it's exactly the same story translated to film.
Yeah, he probably is. He is definitely eccentric. I guess my point or perspective is: he seems really against the cinematic adaptations of his works, however several movies rolled out already one of which is Killing Joke that just got out (and more probably will). I get the whole copyright thing "you wrote it, we own it" but still, I personally would not be comfortable to - as a director or better said, as an artist - pour my heart, mind and soul into a movie based entirely on the story written by a man who is completely against me doing that movie. And you know, it's not a remake or a different story based on his writings, it's exactly the same story translated to film.