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‘V for Vendetta’ releases powerful new trailer ahead of 20th anniversary re-release in November

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“Remember, remember November 5th.”

Warner Bros., Saga Arts and Fathom Entertainment share a new trailer V for VendettaThe film will return to theaters from November 1st to 5th to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

James McTeigue’s adaptation of one of Alan Moore’s most famous works was originally released in 2006, starring Hugo Weaving as V and Natalie Portman as Ivy Hannold. It was generally well received and was a moderate box office success (even more popular on DVD), but many fans of the far more complex comic series felt it missed the mark.

The screening also includes “Forever Free,” a new feature film that looks at the influences behind the film, the mythology surrounding “V” and more.

“The award-winning V for Vendetta graphic novel spawned one of the most provocative films of the early 2000s,” Shannah Miller, vice president of marketing for Fathom Entertainment, said in a statement. “Twenty years later, V for Vendetta still raises important questions about freedom, identity and who has a voice. “

Late last year, we learned about a new initiative V for Vendetta In development at HBO and nominated for BAFTA somewhere boy Screenwriter Pete Jackson serves as writer on the series, with DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran serving as executive producers.

However, Jeff Sneider reported back in July that the project was no longer moving forward.

“I’ve now been told that Jackson’s script has been forwarded to HBO,” Snyder wrote in his newsletter. “A source told me that Jackson gave a period-themed take on the material, and HBO was curious to see what a more modern take on the political anarchist would look like.

According to HBO insiders, just because the network isn’t moving forward with Jackson’s script doesn’t mean the V for Vendetta series won’t be redeveloped with another writer. “

So, we might see a V for Vendetta series at some point, but we wouldn’t count on it.

Moore’s 1982 story takes place in a dystopian Britain controlled by the fascist Norwegian Fire party. An anarchist named V, inspired by the notorious revolutionary Guy Fawkes, attempts to overthrow the government with the help of a young woman named Ivy Hammond.

Here’s what Moore said about the origins of his idea V during the year 2000 interview.

“When we started making V, the original idea was that we would have a dark, romantic, noir adventurer, and then we thought we should set him in the future, and then the details slowly came together, and yeah, we realized we were doing something about the contrast between anarchy and fascism. Things, there are a lot of ethical questions being asked, and yes, it’s very focused on the world of ideas as being in some ways more important than the material world, and I think that’s an idea that has probably come to fruition in other areas of my work lately that I’m still very involved in, and that idea, if anything, is more important than the material.

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