Petty Revenge: Warren Beatty and Dick Tracy | The Internet Says it's True
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In 2009 and again in 2023, Warren Beatty shows up on TV in the middle of the night on an obscure interview-style show. He's dressed as his 1990 Dick Tracy character and the appearances are just BIZARRE. That's because they have one sole purpose: to keep the Dick Tracy rights in Beatty's name. In this episode, we talk about the Dick Tracy movie and this crazy ploy to keep the rights out of pure spite.

I guess there was a huge legal fight that he eventually won through argument and opponent apathy, so as long as he doesn’t let the character sit completely idle, he keeps the rights despite no longer giving a fuck either. It’s utterly petty, and if I cared more about Dick Tracy I’d probably find it infuriating rather than hilarious.

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2023

  • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    Which is shitty of him. He never made a sequel and at his age it’s not gonna happen. Should have sold the rights post Sin City and someone could have made a cool movie out of it