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Watchmen the Movie, 3/6/09 is the date.

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OSM

Posted: Jul 26 2008, 02:23 PM

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Watchmen is a 2009 film adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' comic book limited series Watchmen, directed by Zack Snyder. The film stars Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matthew Goode, Stephen McHattie and Carla Gugino. Set in 1985, the film follows a group of former vigilantes as war begins to break out between the United States and the Soviet Union. The film began shooting in Vancouver in September 2007 for release on March 6, 2009. Like his previous film 300, Snyder closely modeled his storyboards on the comic, but unlike that film, he chose not to shoot all the film using chroma key.

Following the novel's 1986 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., with Paramount handling international rights, where Snyder was hired to direct in 2006. Fox is now suing Gordon for failing to pay a buy-out in 1991, which enabled him to develop the film at the other studios.

The story is set in an alternate 1985 where superheroes exist, Richard Nixon is still president, and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union are at an all-time high. The vigilante Rorschach is investigating the murder of the Comedian and uncovers a plot to discredit and murder various heroes. Rorschach discovers a far wider-ranging conspiracy involving his colleagues' past which could completely change the course of history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_(film)

Alan Moore, the same writer behind Batman: The Killing Joke and V for Vendetta made this monster. It's now becoming a movie. The teaser debuted before The Dark Knight and I was meaning to post a topic on this, but I've been too busy reading the actual novel itself. Trust me when I say this, it's really damn good. The movie shouldn't disappoint either, it's supposed to be extremely close to the actual comic itself with a bit of "Hollywood action/looks" to it.

This post has been edited by OSM on Jul 26 2008, 02:24 PM

Jazz	Posted: Jul 26 2008, 02:25 PM
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Posted: Jul 26 2008, 02:26 PM

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QUOTE (Omega @ Jul 26 2008, 02:25 PM)

im surprised they're getting away with the blue guy being naked and all.

Dr Manhattan

Yea and I ****ing wish they would censor his ass on one of the posters, his blueness is going to cause a massive wave of gay in the theaters.

This post has been edited by OSM on Jul 26 2008, 02:26 PM

Morrad	Posted: Jul 26 2008, 03:51 PM
Regular Group: Members Posts: 701 Member No.: 4966 Joined: 29-February 08 Status: (0d)	When I watched this before TDK, I wasn't expecting it. I felt like I was slapped in the face. This movie looks really really awesome. And yeah, i'm also surprised they're getting away with showing Dr. Manhattan's junk. Especially in a trailer before a PG-13 movie. This post has been edited by Morrad on Jul 26 2008, 03:57 PM -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ # "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." - Einstein

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Posted: Jul 26 2008, 07:49 PM

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QUOTE (OSM @ Jul 26 2008, 02:26 PM)

cause a massive wave of gay in the theaters

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Morrad	Posted: Jul 26 2008, 10:14 PM
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Waddle dee	Posted: Jul 26 2008, 10:19 PM
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Greliz	Posted: Jul 26 2008, 10:33 PM
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Xloce	Posted: Jul 26 2008, 11:07 PM
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Posted: Jul 26 2008, 11:10 PM

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QUOTE (Xloce @ Jul 27 2008, 04:07 AM)

With a complex plot but Synder directing, this films' success is probably a coin flip.

The Watchmen looks okay I guess, but the trailer didn't show off anything special and I haven't read the comic.

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OSM	Posted: Jul 27 2008, 06:37 PM
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