V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta is a graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in a dystopian future Britain where a mysterious anarchist works to destroy the fascist government and profoundly affects the people he encounters.

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David J. of the band Bauhaus, who has collaborated with Moore on other projects, recorded a version of V's song "This Vicious Cabaret" and other music inspired by the book, which appeared on an EP titled V for Vendetta.. The British band Jocasta used Moore's dialogue in their song "The Land of Do-As-You-Please".

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Bauhaus - EP

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A film adaptation was announced in January 2005, to be directed by James McTeigue (first assistant director on The Matrix films) from a screenplay by the Wachowski brothers. Natalie Portman will star as Evey and Hugo Weaving as V alongside Stephen Rea, John Hurt, Sinead Cusack, Tim Pigott-Smith and Stephen Fry. See V for Vendetta (movie). Originally slated for a 4 November 2005 release in the USA, it will now be released on March 17, 2006.

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Film - James McTeigue - The Matrix - Wachowski brothers - Natalie Portman - Hugo Weaving - Stephen Rea - John Hurt - Sinead Cusack - Tim Pigott-Smith - Stephen Fry - V for Vendetta (movie)

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The Swedish production company Stockholms Blodbad staged a live theatrical adaptation of the graphic novel in 2000 under the title Landet där man gör som man vill, which translates as The Land of Do-As-You-Please.

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