Random 'League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen' Behind-The-Scenes Stories (14 items)

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  (#11) The Weather Took A Toll On Sean Connery, Who Lost Many Of His Possessions

  Sean Connery may have paid the largest price as a direct result of the storms, at least for any one individual - though he didn't lose $7 million worth of stuff like the production as a whole, he did lose a lot of things. When Connery was forced to evacuate his Prague hotel because of flooding, the only possession he could carry out with him was his set of golf clubs. He literally lost everything else he had brought with him for the extended stay in the Czech Republic.

  "Oh, yes, it’s been difficult,” Connery told Entertainment Weekly at the time. "Very, very difficult. There’s no question about it.”
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  (#3) Stephen Norrington May Have Even Told Sean Connery To Punch Him

  There were a lot of different stories coming out of the set, often contradictory ones about the exact way things went down between Sean Connery and Stephen Norrington. An anonymous crew worker said Norrington provoked Connery, allegedly saying, “I'm sick of it! Come on, I want you to punch me in the face.”

  Connery recalls Norrington simply asking, “Do you want to hit me?” to which he responded, “Don’t tempt me.” There did seem to be some agreement that Connery threatened to have Norrington fired. In the end, it's remarkable they finished the movie together at all.
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  (#9) Sean Connery Quit Acting As A Direct Result Of The Film

  “It was a nightmare,” said Sean Connery of his experience with LXG in a 2006 interview with British newspaper The Times. “The experience had a great influence on me, it made me think about showbiz. I get fed up dealing with idiots.” That was essentially when Connery announced his retirement, yet he'd already apparently made that decision as he'd only appeared in two small, non-film roles since LXG. As of 2019, he's only had one additional credit to his name: the universally panned Sir Billi.

  "I'm fed up with the idiots..." he reiterated to the New Zealand Herald, "the ever-widening gap between people who know how to make movies and the people who greenlight the movies." He now spends his time golfing, so don't worry too much about him.
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  (#13) Alan Moore Didn't Think Much Of Fox's Later Plan To Adapt The Novels For TV

  Alan Moore's reaction to the news that Fox wanted to adapt LXG to television in 2013 was not positive; he told Entertainment Weekly he and Kevin O'Neill "had a [chuckle] about that one." 

  "When [DC Comics] did the recent Watchmen prequel comics I said all sorts of deeply offensive things about the modern entertainment industry clearly having no ideas of its own and having to go through dust bins and spittoons... to recycle things," he added. "The announcement that there is a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen television series hasn’t caused me to drastically alter my opinions. Now it seems they are recycling things that have already proven not to work.”

  Obviously, no such television series has happened. Perhaps Moore's own contempt for the idea had a hand in that, or maybe Fox just realized they would likely fail again. Whatever the case, it will likely be a while before we see a live-action League again; though, as is the case with seemingly every comic book property today, it's only a matter of time.
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  (#10) Just As Filming Began, The Worst Weather In Over 100 Years Hit Europe, Causing $7 Million In Damage To The Production

  When destructive storms struck Europe in the late summer of 2002, including the filming location of Prague, there was immediate chaos. Flooding caused $7 million in damage to the production alone, and much of the cast and crew actually had to leave Prague for safer conditions.

  All in all, production was delayed by two weeks right out of the gate. An inauspicious start, to say the least. However, Fox wasn't willing to accept any excuses, so the production was not given more time; they were just told to finish the project in more of a hurry, chafing director Stephen Norrington pretty much on day one.
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  (#7) Alan Moore, The Creator Of 'LXG,' Didn't Even Deign To See The Movie

  When Fox wanted Alan Moore to take a look at the script and provide feedback, he apparently declined as he "wanted nothing to do with the film," according to LXG illustrator Kevin O'Neill. There are rumors Moore saw the film (and hated it), but others report Moore claims to never have seen it.

  It's unclear where the truth lies, but whether or not he actually saw the movie, he's definitely not happy about what they did to his work. 

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