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Mireia Mullor

20 years on, V for Vendetta director says Alan Moore still doesn't like the adaptation because it's "not a page-by-page turn of his graphic novel"

Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta.

V for Vendetta might be one of the best comic book adaptations of all time, but according to director James McTeigue nothing will convince original creator Alan Moore to give it his sign of approval.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, McTeigue addressed Moore's criticism of his 2005 film, saying: "Well, we had a discussion with Alan Moore in pre-production. He was very forthright about how he thought Hollywood stinks and that we’d make a terrible adaptation of his graphic novel. I’m a little bit like, 'Then you need to get with your reps and stop the selling of your material to Hollywood if you hate it so much.'

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