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{{short description|2003 superhero film by Stephen Norrington}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
| image          = The league of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Stephen Norrington]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Trevor Albert]]
* Rick Benattar
* [[Sean Connery]]
* [[Mark Gordon (film)|Mark Gordon]]
* [[Don Murphy]]
* Michael Nelson
}}
| screenplay     = [[James Robinson (writer)|James Dale Robinson]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''<br>by [[Alan Moore]], [[Kevin O'Neill (comics)|Kevin O'Neill]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sean Connery]]
* [[Shane West]]
* [[Stuart Townsend]]
* [[Peta Wilson]]
* [[Jason Flemyng]]
}}
| music          = [[Trevor Jones (composer)|Trevor Jones]]
| cinematography = [[Dan Laustsen]]
| editing        = [[Paul Rubell]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Angry Films]]
* International Production Company
* JD Productions
}}
| distributor    = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released       = {{Film date|2003|7|11|United States|2003|10|17|United Kingdom}}
| runtime        = 110 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 110:04--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndmxmzi|title=''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (12A)|work=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|date=July 11, 2003|access-date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* Germany<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/738940|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930091543/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/738940|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2008|work=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=November 10, 2012|title=The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen|location=London}}</ref>
* United States
}}
| language       = English<br>German
| budget         = $78&nbsp;million<ref name="boxofficemojo.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0311429/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) – Box Office Mojo|work=boxofficemojo.com}}</ref>
| gross          = $179.3&nbsp;million<ref name="boxofficemojo.com"/>
}}

'''''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''''', also promoted as '''''LXG''''', is a 2003 [[steampunk]]<ref name="Poeter">{{cite news|last=Poeter|first=Damon|date=July 6, 2008|title=Steampunk's subculture revealed|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/06/LVL211GOO2.DTL|newspaper=The San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>/[[dieselpunk]] [[superhero film]] loosely based on the [[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume One|first volume]] of the [[comic book]] series [[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen|of the same name]] by [[Alan Moore]] and [[Kevin O'Neill (comics)|Kevin O'Neill]]. Distributed by [[20th Century Fox]], it was released on 11 July 2003 in the United States, and 17 October in the United Kingdom. It was directed by [[Stephen Norrington]] and starred [[Sean Connery]], [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Peta Wilson]], [[Tony Curran]], [[Stuart Townsend]], [[Shane West]], [[Jason Flemyng]], and [[Richard Roxburgh]]. It was Connery's final role in a theatrically released live-action film before his retirement in 2006 and death in 2020.

As with the comic book source material, the film features prominent [[pastiche]] and [[Fictional crossover|crossover]] themes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-v281053|work=Allmovie|title=The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen|author=Tobey, Matthew|access-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref> set in the late 19th century. It features an assortment of fictional literary characters appropriate to the period who act as [[Victorian era]] [[superhero]]es. It draws on the works of [[Jules Verne]], [[H. G. Wells]], [[Bram Stoker]], [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], [[H. Rider Haggard]], [[Ian Fleming]], [[Herman Melville]], [[Oscar Wilde]], [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], [[Edgar Allan Poe]], [[Gaston Leroux]], and [[Mark Twain]], albeit all adapted for the film.

It received generally unfavorable reviews but was financially successful, grossing over $179&nbsp;million worldwide in theaters, and earning rental revenue of $48.6&nbsp;million and DVD sales (as of 2003) of $36.4&nbsp;million, against its $78 million budget.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2003/TLOEG.php|title=The Numbers: Box Office Data|access-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref>

==Plot==
In 1899, a terrorist group led by the "[[Fantômas|Fantom]]" robs the [[Bank of England]] for [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s blueprints of [[Venice]]'s foundations, kidnaps [[German Empire|German]] scientists, and destroys a [[Zeppelin]] factory in Berlin. With the [[British Empire|British]] and [[German Empire]]s threatening to start a world war, a British emissary named Sanderson Reed travels to [[Kenya Colony]] to recruit retired adventurer and hunter [[Allan Quatermain]]. He initially refuses until assassins attempt to kill him. After defeating them, he agrees. In [[19th-century London|London]], Quatermain meets Reed's boss "[[M (James Bond)|M]]", who explains that the Fantom intends to profit from the world war and intends to attack the world's leaders at a conference in Venice in three days. To prevent this, M forms the [[League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]] and recruits Quatermain, [[Captain Nemo]], [[vampire]] chemist [[Mina Harker]], and invisible thief [[The Invisible Man in popular culture#In other media|Rodney Skinner]].

The League travels to the [[London Docklands]] to recruit [[Dorian Gray (character)|Dorian Gray]], Mina's former lover who is immortal due to a missing cursed portrait. The Fantom and his assassins attack the League, but they fend them off with help from [[U.S. Secret Service]] Agent [[Tom Sawyer]]. After Gray and Sawyer join the League, they capture [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character)|Edward Hyde]] in [[Paris in the Belle Époque|Paris]], who transforms back into his alter ego [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character)|Dr. Henry Jekyll]], who also joins the League after being offered amnesty for his crimes. While traveling to Venice in Nemo's submarine, the ''[[Nautilus (fictional submarine)|Nautilus]]'', Jekyll experiences trouble controlling Hyde while the other Leaguers deduce a [[Mole (espionage)|mole]] is on board after discovering a camera's [[flash powder]] residue in the wheelhouse and someone stole a vial of Jekyll's transformation formula. Suspicion falls on Skinner, but he is nowhere to be found.

The ''Nautilus'' arrives in Venice as several hidden bombs detonate, causing the city to collapse. Sawyer uses one of Nemo's automobiles to signal him to launch a missile at a key building to stop the destruction while Quatermain confronts the Fantom, who is unmasked as M before escaping again. Dorian shoots Nemo's [[Chief mate|first mate]] [[Ishmael (Moby-Dick)|Ishmael]] and steals the ''Nautilus''{{'s}} exploration pod, but Ishmael successfully warns the League of his treachery before dying. While pursuing Dorian, the League uncover a [[phonograph]] recording that Dorian left revealing M stole Dorian's painting to enlist his aid in manipulating the League to gain Quartermain's help in capturing Hyde, a skin sample from Skinner, Mina's blood, Jekyll's formula, and photos of Nemo's science while an inaudible audio frequency activates several bombs hidden aboard the ''Nautilus''. Jekyll and Hyde join forces to drain the flooded sections while Skinner secretly messages the League, informing them he snuck aboard the exploration pod.

Using Skinner's directions, the League reaches northern [[Mongolia under Qing rule|Mongolia]] and locate M's mountain fortress. They soon regroup with Skinner, who reveals M took the kidnapped scientists' families hostage to force them to mass-produce M's work and he intends to sell a sample case to competing nations. The League split up, with Nemo and Hyde rescuing the scientists and their families, Skinner planting bombs to destroy the fortress, Mina fighting and killing Dorian with his painting, and Quartermain and Sawyer working to capture M, who Quartermain deduces is [[Professor Moriarty|Professor James Moriarty]]. Nemo and Hyde complete their task, but are overwhelmed by M's henchman, Dante, after he overdoses on Hyde formula until Skinner's bombs detonate, killing Dante while the pair escape. Quartermain corners M, but an invisible Reed takes Sawyer hostage. Quartermain kills Reed, but M fatally stabs Quartermain before Sawyer kills him in turn. Quartermain dies, wishing Sawyer luck in the new century.

As the League ensure Quatermain is buried in Kenya, they recall how a [[witch doctor]] promised him that Africa would never let him die before agreeing to continue using their powers for good. The witch doctor arrives and performs a ritual that summons an unnatural thunderstorm over Quartermain's grave.

== Cast ==
* [[Sean Connery]] as [[Allan Quatermain]], a legendary adventurer and hunter skilled in tracking, marksmanship, and hand-to-hand combat.
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as [[Captain Nemo|Nemo]], captain of the ''[[Nautilus (fictional submarine)|Nautilus]]'' and a gifted swordsman and inventor.
* [[Peta Wilson]] as Dr. [[Mina Harker]], a chemist who retains the immortality and vampiric abilities given to her by [[Count Dracula]].
* [[Tony Curran]] as [[Rodney Skinner]], a [[gentleman thief]] who got his hands on [[Griffin (The Invisible Man)|Griffin]]'s invisibility serum.
* [[Stuart Townsend]] as [[Dorian Gray (character)|Dorian Gray]], Mina's former lover and an experienced duelist rendered immortal by a cursed painting.
* [[Shane West]] as [[Tom Sawyer]], an American Secret Service agent recruited by Quatermain to assist the League.
* [[Jason Flemyng]] as Dr. [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character)|Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde]], a scientist who developed a dual personality after experimenting on himself. In his Hyde form, he has immense strength, endurance, and a love of violence.
<!-- Fantômas inspired this evil character, Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) inspired Fantômas? -->
* [[Richard Roxburgh]] as [[Fantômas|The Fantom]] / "[[M (James Bond)|M]]" / [[Professor Moriarty|Prof. James Moriarty]], an old enemy of [[Sherlock Holmes]] who uses his penchant for disguises and powerful intellect to manipulate the League.
* [[Tom Goodman-Hill]] as Sanderson Reed, a representative of the British government who recruits Quatermain into the League.
* [[David Hemmings]] as Nigel, an old friend of Allan Quatermain's who poses as him to drive off "story-seekers". He is murdered by Moriarty's agents.
* [[Terry O'Neill (martial artist)|Terry O'Neill]] as [[Ishmael (Moby-Dick)|Ishmael]], Captain Nemo's first mate.
* [[Max Ryan]] as Dante, one of Moriarty’s henchmen who is transformed into an inhuman monster using Jekyll's transformation serum.

==Production==
===Writing===
Because 20th Century Fox was unable to secure the rights to the title character of [[H. G. Wells]]' [[The Invisible Man|1897 novel]], the script referred to "The Invisible Man" as "An Invisible Man", and his name was changed from Hawley Griffin to Rodney Skinner. The [[Fu Manchu]] character was dropped. At the request of the studio, the character of [[Tom Sawyer]] was added to increase the film's appeal to [[United States|American]] audiences and the youth demographic, a move that producer [[Don Murphy]] initially dismissed as a "stupid studio note" but later described as "brilliant".<ref name="latimes"/>

===Casting===
After previously turning down the roles of the [[Architect (The Matrix)|Architect]] in ''[[The Matrix (franchise)|The Matrix]]'' trilogy and [[Gandalf]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy, the latter of which would reportedly have earned him $450 million, Connery agreed to appear as Quatermain for $17&nbsp;million, a sum that left the filmmakers with little flexibility to attract other high-profile stars for the [[ensemble cast]].<ref>Norrington, Stephen (Director) (December 16, 2003). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (DVD). United States: 20th Century Fox.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10849037 |title=Sean Connery lost $450m refusing Gandalf role|date=2012-11-21|work=NZ Herald|access-date=2020-01-22 |issn=1170-0777}}</ref><ref name="latimes"/>

A character named Eva Draper ([[Winter Ave Zoli]]), daughter of German scientist Karl Draper, remained visible in promotional materials despite not appearing in the film's final cut.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

===Filming===
[[File:League of Extraordinary Gentlemen nemo pistol.JPG|thumb|right|Prop pistol used by Nemo]]
[[Principal photography]] took place in [[Hungary]],<ref>{{cite web |date=June 4, 2004 |agency=REUTERS |title=Hungary plans huge studio, luring film world |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-04-et-studio4-story.html }}</ref> [[Malta]], and the [[Czech Republic]].<ref>Bill Desowitz. "Movies; Bonds, James Bonds; Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan: 007s who've saved the world in her majesty's service :[HOME EDITION]. " Los Angeles Times. November 17, 2002, E.6. Los Angeles Times.</ref>

The studio pressured filmmakers for a summer release because ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World|Master and Commander]]'' was slated for fall release. The production encountered delays when a [[special effects]] set failed to perform as intended, forcing the filmmakers to quickly look for another effects shop.<ref name="latimes"/>

Connery reportedly had many disputes with director [[Stephen Norrington]].<ref>Cameron, Stuart (30 September 2004). "Has Sean Made His Last Movie?: Mystery as 007 Legend Quits Film Role", ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' (SCOTS Edition), London (UK), Page 9. [https://www.thefreelibrary.com/HAS+SEAN+MADE+HIS+LAST+MOVIE%3F+Mystery+as+007+legend+quits+film+role.-a0122641798 Archived copy]</ref> Norrington did not attend the [[Premiere|opening party]] and, on being asked where the director could be, Connery is said to have replied, "Check the local asylum". Norrington reportedly did not like the studio supervision and was "uncomfortable" with large crews.<ref name="latimes">{{cite web | author=John Horn |title=Heroic effort?; Audiences are the last hurdle for a beleaguered 'League' |date=July 14, 2003 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=E1 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-14-et-horn14-story.html }}</ref>

Connery claimed that making the film, and the quality of the finished product, convinced him to permanently retire from acting in movies. He told ''The Times'': "It was a nightmare. The experience had a great influence on me, it made me think about showbiz. I get fed up dealing with idiots".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=13539|title=What Went Wrong: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen|website=www.boxofficeprophets.com|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> As of 2023, Norrington and screenwriter [[James Dale Robinson]] have not worked on a live-action, feature-length film since ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''.{{Citation needed|reason=This statement needs to be supported by a citation of a reliable source.|date=September 2023}}

==Lawsuit==
In 2003, [[Larry Cohen]] and [[Martin Poll]] sued [[20th Century Fox]] for intentionally [[Plagiarism|plagiarizing]] their script ''Cast of Characters'', which they had pitched to the studio between 1993 and 1996. Noting that the scripts shared [[public-domain]] characters that had not appeared in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' [[graphic novel]] series,<ref>Barber, Nicholas, "Notices: Cinema opening this week". ''The Independent on Sunday'' (London); October 26, 2003; p. 39</ref> the suit accused Fox of soliciting the series as a smokescreen.<ref name="CT">"Gentlemen lands Fox in $100m lawsuit", Saturday, September 27, 2003. ''Calcutta Telegraph''.</ref><ref name="BW">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20081208060528/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Sept_25/ai_108157075 Producer and Writer File $100 Million Lawsuit Against 20th Century-Fox]", September 25, 2003. ''Business Wire''</ref><ref name="BBC1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3141720.stm|title=Studio sued over superhero movie|date=September 26, 2003|publisher=BBC|access-date=2008-05-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331041322/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3141720.stm|archive-date=March 31, 2008|df=mdy-all}}  on 2008-05-16.</ref> Fox denied the allegations as "absurd nonsense"<ref name="BBC1" /> but [[out-of-court settlement|settled out of court]], a decision [[Alan Moore]] believed "denied [him] the chance to exonerate" himself.<ref>{{cite news |title= The Vendetta Behind 'V for Vendetta'|last=Itzkoff|first=David|date=March 12, 2006 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date = 2008-05-16|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/movies/12itzk.html }}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film opened at #2 behind ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=leagueofextraordinarygentlemen.htm | title=''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=2011-05-17 | archive-date=July 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708200210/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=leagueofextraordinarygentlemen.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>  ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' grossed an estimated $66,465,204 in Canada and the United States, $12,603,037 in the United Kingdom, and $12,033,033 in Spain. Worldwide, the film took in $179,265,204.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=leagueofextraordinarygentlemen.htm | title=''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' – Foreign Gross | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=2011-05-17}}</ref>

===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on reviews from {{RT data|count}} critics, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads: "Just ordinary. ''LXG'' is a great premise ruined by poor execution."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/league_of_extraordinary_gentlemen|title=''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=iso}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] it has a score of 30% based on reviews from 36 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen | title=''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' | website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive | access-date=2020-05-04 }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of B−, on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title=LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, THE (2003) B- |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film one star out of a possible four: "''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' assembles a splendid team of heroes to battle a plan for world domination, and then, just when it seems about to become a real corker of an adventure movie, plunges into ... inexplicable motivations, causes without effects, effects without causes, and general lunacy".<ref>{{cite news |date=2003 |author=Roger Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert | title=''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' | work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] | url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-2003 | access-date=2020-01-01 }}</ref>

Peter Travers of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' also gave it one star out of four, writing: "Except for Connery, who is every inch the lion in winter, nothing here feels authentic".<ref>{{cite magazine |date=11 July 2003|last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |title=The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-251573/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]  }}</ref>

Owen Gleiberman of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a C− grade.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2003|author=Owen Gleiberman |author-link=Owen Gleiberman |title=The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/07/09/league-extraordinary-gentlemen-2/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref>

[[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'' magazine]] criticized its exposition and lack of character depth, giving it two stars out of five, and asserting that it "flirts dangerously close with one-star ignominy".<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2003 |author= Danny Graydon | title=''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' | magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/league-extraordinary-gentlemen-review/ | access-date=2020-01-01 }}</ref>

===Accolades===
The film was nominated for two [[Saturn Awards]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]] and [[Peta Wilson]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] but lost to both ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' and ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.saturnawards.org/san30.html|title = The 30th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations|publisher = [[Saturn Award]]s|access-date = 2010-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041009185400/http://www.saturnawards.org/san30.html |archive-date=2004-10-09}}</ref>

===Creators' response===
In an interview with ''[[The Times]]'', [[Kevin O'Neill (comics)|Kevin O'Neill]], illustrator of the comics, said he believed the film adaptation was a critical failure because it was not respectful of its source material. He did not recognize the characters when reading the screenplay, and claimed that Norrington and Connery did not cooperate. Finally, O'Neill said that the movie's version of Allan Quatermain compared poorly to the character in the original comics, and that "the whole balance" was changed by "marginalizing Mina [Murray] and making her a vampire."<ref>{{cite news |date=February 25, 2009 |title=Interview: Kevin O'Neill reveals the secrets of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Marshal Law |first=Owen |last=Vaughan |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article5767132.ece |work=Times Online |publisher=Times Newspapers Limited |quote=They changed the whole balance by marginalising Mina and making her a vampire.}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Registration required}}</ref>

The comics' author, [[Alan Moore]], has generally been dissatisfied with the films based on his works, but thought that the reputations of the originals would not be affected by the quality of the adaptations. "As long as I could distance myself by not seeing them, enough to keep them separate, take the option money, I could be assured no one would confuse the two. This was probably naïve on my part."<ref name="Lying in Gutters">{{cite web | last=Johnston | first=Rich | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=litg&article=2153 | title=Lying in the Gutters | work=Comic Book Resources | date=May 23, 2005 | access-date=January 7, 2006 | archive-date=January 6, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106220427/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=14937 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Home video==
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''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' earned a total of $48,640,000 in rentals, including $14,810,000 from video rentals and $33,830,000 from DVD rentals.<ref name="the-numbers.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2003/TLOEG.php |title=The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information |publisher=The Numbers |access-date=2011-01-31}}</ref> DVD sales garnered $36,400,000.<ref name="the-numbers.com"/>

The movie was rereleased on Blu-ray in October 2018 by Fabulous Films.<ref>{{cite web |title=The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |url=http://www.fabulousfilms.com/products/529 |website=FabulousFilms.com}}</ref>

==In other media==
A [[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (novel)|novelization of the movie]], written by [[Kevin J. Anderson]], was published shortly before the film's release.

[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (soundtrack)|The soundtrack album]], featuring two songs performed by [[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]], was released by [[Varèse Sarabande]] on [[iTunes]], and later online. It was not sold in stores in the United States.

In the season 10 ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[Amish Guy]]", [[Peter Griffin]] wants to ride a roller coaster based on the film called The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Ride.

==Reboot==
''The Tracking Board'' reported in May 2015 that 20th Century Fox and [[Davis Entertainment]] had agreed to develop a reboot, in hope of launching a franchise, and that a search was underway for a director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tracking-board.com/tb-exclusive-fox-enters-development-on-a-reboot-of-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen/|title={TB EXCLUSIVE} Fox Enters Development on "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" Reboot – The Tracking Board|work=The Tracking Board|date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]] told ''Collider'' in an interview that the film would be "female-centric".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-reboot-female-centric/|title='League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' Reboot to Be Female-Centric|publisher=Collider|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|date=August 13, 2015}}</ref> These plans were reportedly scrapped after the 2019 [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|Disney–Fox merger]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Geisinger|first=Gabriella|date=2019-08-10|title=Fox movies scrapped forever after Disney's big takeover|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a28657256/fox-movies-cancelled-disney-ben-affleck-taika-waititi-flash-gordon/|access-date=2020-07-03|website=Digital Spy }}</ref> However, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' revealed in May 2022 that the reboot was back on track as a [[Hulu]] release, with [[Justin Haythe]] writing, and producer Don Murphy returning, alongside [[Susan Montford]] and [[Erwin Stoff]] of [[3 Arts Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-reboot-in-the-works-at-twentieth-hulu-1235148573/|title='League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' Reboot in the Works at 20th Century Studios, Hulu|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=May 17, 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Mashup novel]]

==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020405032850/http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/317/317027p1.html Article at FilmForce about the film]
* {{cite web | title = Early review of the "LXG" script | url = http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/directorscut/001006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20001214100900/http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/directorscut/001006 | archive-date = December 14, 2000 }}
* [http://movies.ign.com/articles/358/358223p1.html Stax's review at IGN of a revised version of the script]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150112124002/http://www.zonetroopers.com/5/post/2011/10/king-solomons-mines-1985-1986.html Zone Troopers: Website about the different Allan Quatermain and King Solomon's Mine films]

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