WATCHMEN

Watchmen is an upcoming 2009 American superhero film that adapts Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' 1986 comic book limited series of the same name. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film adaptation stars Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matthew Goode, Stephen McHattie and Carla Gugino. Set in an alternate 1985, the film follows a group of former vigilantes as tensions heighten between the United States and the Soviet Union. The film began shooting in Vancouver in September 2007 for release on March 6, 2009. As with his previous film 300, Snyder closely modeled his storyboards on the comic, but he chose not to shoot all of Watchmen using chroma key and opted for more sets.

Following the series' publication, the film adaptation was mired in development hell. Producer Lawrence Gordon began developing the project at 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. with producer Joel Silver and director Terry Gilliam, the latter eventually deeming the complex novel unfilmable. During the 2000s, Gordon and Lloyd Levin collaborated with Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures to produce a script by David Hayter (who set it in modern times). Darren Aronofsky and Paul Greengrass were attached to Paramount's project, before it was canceled over budget disputes. The project returned to Warner Bros., where Snyder was hired to direct (Paramount remained as international distributor). Fox sued Warner Bros. for copyright violation arising from Gordon's failure to pay a buy-out in 1991, which enabled him to develop the film at the other studios. Fox and Warner Bros. settled this before the film's release and Fox will receive a portion of the gross. (via Wikipedia)


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First Leap Year Trailer and Poster

via screencrave.com ( 8 Days ago )
A while ago we reported that Amy Adams was cast in a romantic comedy entitled Leap Year opposite, Watchmen star Matthew Goode. Just today the first trailer for the film has debuted online as well as the official poster that features both actors front and center. Leap Year is directed by Anand Tucker and co-stars Adam Scott and John Lithgow. Check out the trailer and full poster [...]

Gorillaz Masterminds Team With 'Watchmen' Author for Opera

via spinner.com ( 11 Days ago )
Filed under: NewsDamon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, the men behind cartoon band Gorillaz, are hard at work on the follow-up to their acclaimed "circus opera" 'Monkey: Journey to the West.' The pair will team with acclaimed comic book author Alan Moore, who will write the lyrics for the production, 'Carousel.' "They came down to Northampton last week because we're planning for [...]

The Onion: Barack Obama Names Alan Moore Official White House Biographer

via indecisionforever.com ( 16 Days ago )
The Onion reports… "As evidenced by his epic run on Swamp Thing #21–64, [Alan] Moore's deft hand with both sociopolitical commentary and metaphysical violence makes him an ideal choice to chronicle my time in office," Obama said of the author of Watchmen and From Hell, whom he reportedly chose over others on a short list of potential biographers that included [...]

malin akerman seems cool

via wwtdd.com ( 22 Days ago )
‘Watchmen’ star Malin Akerman was in Stockholm, Sweden last night for the premiere of ‘Couples Retreat’, but her movie wasn’t the only thing making it’s public debut, if you catch my drift! NOTE - in the last part, I was referring to her vagina. (image source - fame pictures)

Jackie Earle Haley Responds to Sinestro Rumors

via screenrant.com ( 33 Days ago )
Yesterday, Harry Knowles-it-all let fly with an early morning update at Ain’t It Cool News that Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, A Nightmare on Elm Street) had snagged the role of Sinestro in Warner Bros upcoming Green Lantern movie. The same source of the Sinestro “scoop” also said that a Superman cameo would be in the film. It was that Superman information that [...]

First Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer Shows Freddy’s New Face

via wired.com ( 53 Days ago )
Jackie Earle Haley, whose ruthless portrayal of masked vigilante Rorschach stole the show in Watchmen, takes a stab at another classic character in A Nightmare on Elm Street. A new teaser trailer for the movie, embedded right, serves up a brief glimpse of Haley as screen villain Freddy Krueger, the hideously scarred killer dreamed up by Wes Craven and previously portrayed on-screen [...]

Want 'The Ultimate Cut' of Watchmen?

via cinematical.com ( 58 Days ago )
As we know and lament often, studios are never content to release a DVD just once, and any special edition is just a precursor to a bigger and better version somewhere down the road. Just a few months after we enjoyed Watchmen: The Director's Cut comes Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut, which hits store shelves on November 3. As you can guess from the cover art, this is the edition that [...]

Cool Stuff: Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut

via slashfilm.com ( 59 Days ago )
Warner Bros Home Video has officially announced the expected double dip, Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut, which hits store shelves on November 3rd 2009.. More cover art and details after the jump. DVD Details: Disc 1: • Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut Film • Audio Commentary with Zack Snyder and Dave Gibbons Disc 2: Over 3 Hours of Special Features • The Phenomenon: The Comic that [...]

Patrick Wilson Cast in the A-Team

via screencrave.com ( 63 Days ago )
How did we miss this casting? Patrick Wilson aka Nite-Owl II from Watchmen, has been cast in the upcoming A-Team movie. According to EW, Wilson was another actor who officially signed onto the film, along with Sharlto Copley and Jessica Biel. Wilson is no stranger to action films, so it will be interesting to see him go toe to toe with the men of the A-Team. The primary roles in [...]

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins Red Dawn, Angles for Lobo

via slashfilm.com ( 67 Days ago )
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is one of those actors who always seems on the cusp of really breaking out. His roles on Supernatural and Grey’s Anatomy led to a turn as The Comedian in Watchmen, in which he was one of the highlights. He’s currently shooting the Sylvain White-directed The Losers alongside Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba and Jason Patric. And now he’ll [...]