David Lloyd on V for Vendetta movie

Superherohype.com has an interview up with V for Vendetta artist/co-creator David Lloyd on the Hollywood verison of his co-creation:

CS: Last year, this movie seemed to come out of nowhere. How involved have you been with producers Joel Silver and the Wachowskis in getting this movie made?
David Lloyd: I haven't been involved with it at all. They've just been going off and doing it. The first time I actually knew that they were putting it into production was when I saw the big promo poster thing that was on the 'net. Somebody sent it to me and said, "Hey, have you seen this?" And it was that very first one with the big metallic V. And I said, "Oh, they've done it" and that was the first time I knew and then I was coerced. John called me and had a chat and they sent me the script, and I made some suggestions of what I thought might be useful. But I haven't helped in any other way. The help I've given is basically through the work I've done on the art. From the trailer it looks like they've followed that pretty closely.

Meanwhile, several local newspapers have picked up a story that focuses on the controversal nature of the film:

But despite its references to the past, the narrative is set sometime in the near future and alludes to a period when wars have come back to haunt the United States, which has descended into chaos.

One character says "blowing up a building can change the world," while another is arrested for having a Koran hidden at home. The film‘s tagline is: "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."

"There are hot button issues that are dealt with in the story and that‘s good, that‘s fresh," producer Joel Silver told Reuters at the Berlin Film Festival, where the film gets its world premiere late on Monday.

"It seems to be as relevant as it could be right now. I think that it‘s going to be very current and very topical and I think people will be intrigued by the material. I think it‘s the right time and the right place."

Vanity Fair magazine, which said the picture‘s release was delayed from November 5 last year due to the July suicide bombings in London, gushed about the film, calling it "spectacular and exhilarating" and a return to "movies as cultural sabotage."