Thursday, March 6

• Watchmen characters unveiled

  A subject of much speculation since 300 director Zack Snyder first began production on Watchmen has been the look of the "costumed heroes" of the long-awaited comic adaptation.. Snyder repeatedly pledged he would remain loyal to Alan Moore's source material, down to the most minute details. But anyone who's read the graphic novel knows that the heroes' outfits aren't the most cinematic and could end up looking ridiculous on the big screen (think Adam West's campy Batman versus Christian Bale's badass Batman).

  Well, we finally have some answers courtesy of Watchmen's official site. Snyder released images of his characters (sans CGI-dependent Dr. Manhattan) and they look quite impressive. Most encouraging is Nite Owl, who had by far the lamest-looking outfit in the comic. (Click the thumbnail on the upper left to view all five of the images.)

  Source: Warner Bros. via JoBlo.com

  
  

  Posted 03/06/2008 by Thomas

  Zack Snyder | Watchmen

Wednesday, February 20

• Watchmen wraps, releases new image

  Watchmen director Zack Snyder left a note on the film's official site yesterday, declaring "It's a wrap!" and thanking his cast and crew for all their hard work. As a special thank-you to fans, he also posted a cool new image from the production (click on the pic to the left for the full-sized version) featuring Watchmen anti-hero Rorschach (played by Jackie Earle Haley) lighting some poor schlub on fire.

  With principal photography finished, Snyder heads into the editing room for Watchmen's lengthy post-production phase, where he'll begin the complex process of adding artificial abs to each and every actor. Good luck, Zack!

  Source: Warner Bros. via JoBlo.com

  
  

  Posted 02/20/2008 by Thomas

  Zack Snyder | Watchmen | 300

Wednesday, November 14

• Max Headroom joins Watchmen cast

  MTV Movies is reporting that Max Headroom -- or, to be more precise, the guy who played Max Headroom -- has joined the cast of Zack Snyder's hotly anticipated comic book flick Watchmen. Turns out that Matt Frewer, the man who created the infamous '80s computer-animated icon, is quite the prolific character actor, with dozens of movie credits to his name. According to MTV, Frewer will be playing Moloch, a retired supervillain whose brutal murder helps form the core of Watchmen's mystery.

  While it's a nice step for Frewer, he still has quite a long way to go to make up for creating what is by far the most irritating thing to come out of the '80s. Even Cindy Lauper, New Coke and the "Where's the beef?" grandma wanted Max Headroom dead.

  
  

  Posted 11/14/2007 by Thomas

  Matt Frewer | Zack Snyder | Watchmen

Thursday, August 30

• Snyder, Tse reteam for Illustrated Man

  Evidently, gearing up for Watchmen just isn't enough for Zack Snyder and screenwriter Alex Tse.

  The men are teaming up again to write (Tse) and direct (Snyder) a remake of the 1969 Rod Steiger sci-fi flick, The Illustrated Man. For you real sci-fi geeks out there, you will remember that The Illustrated Man was originally a collectinon of Ray Bradbury short stories about a man with moving, future-telling tattoos--and a good one, at that.

  Anyone else have to read "The Veldt"?

  Source: Variety.

  
  
  

  Zack Snyder dishes on Watchmen

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  Posted 08/30/2007 by Heather

  Zack Snyder | The Illustrated Man

Wednesday, August 8

• Gugino Goes Jupiter for Watchmen

  The Hollywood Reporter announced that Carla Gugino, the sexy mom from Spy Kids and sexpot from Sin City, has been cast in Zack Snyder's highly anticipated adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen. The actress will portray Sally Jupiter, a costumed member of the Minutemen within the Watchmen world and a former burlesque dancer.

  ReelzChannel brought you the initial casting news for Watchmen a few weeks back. As of yet, the casting announcements have been met with a very warm reception  from the often-critical fanboy community.

  Watchmen shoots this fall in Vancouver.

  
  
  

  Tom Leupp talks to Zack Snyder

  Snyder dishes in Watchmen movie Exclusive interview!

  Posted 08/08/2007 by Jeff

  Carla Gugino | Zack Snyder | Watchmen

Friday, July 27

• Will Watchmen be Watchable?

  Are you ready for a talky, three-hour deconstruction of the 20th century superhero archetype? That's what Zack Snyder's next project, Watchmen, could end up being if the 300 director stay as faithful to Alan Moore's acclaimed graphic novel as many fans (myself included) hope. 

  On the eve of Snyder's much-anticipated appearance at the 2007 Comic-Con, we looked at the challenges he'll face bringing Watchmen's complex story to the big screen.

  Click here to read the article. And be sure to check back later for highlights from Snyder's Comic-Con panel.

  
  

  Posted 07/27/2007 by Thomas

  Zack Snyder | Watchmen

Wednesday, July 25

• Watchmen Casting: Wilson is definite, and much more

  It's official, the cast for Watchmen has been put into place. Directed by Zack Snyder, Watchmen will be an adaptation of the DC Comics series about the costumed vigilante, Rorschach.

  As we reported earlier, Patrick Wilson has indeed been cast as Nite-Owl. Joining him will be Jackie Earle Haley, who actually joined Wilson in last year's Little Children. This time around, Haley will be playing Rorschach, and not the creepy child molester next door.

  Also added to the cast: Billy Crudup (Almost Famous, Stage Beauty) as Dr. Manhattan, Matthew Goode (The Lookout, Match Point) as Ozymandias, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Grey's Anatomy) as the Comedian, and Malin Akerman (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) as the Silk Spectre.

  Keep checking ReelzChannel.com for any more Watchmen updates that come up during this weekend's Comic-Con!

  Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  
  

  Posted 07/25/2007 by Heather

  Billy Crudup | Patrick Wilson | Matthew Goode | Malin Akerman | Jackie Earle Haley | Zack Snyder | Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Watchmen

Friday, June 29

• New Watchmen Site?

  A few lucky movie fans found a mysterious message in their email boxes this evening. Sent from someone named "Rorschach" and containing "Who Watches the Watchmen?" in the subject line, the message contained the following brief, cryptic message:

   

   

  new website.
  
  movie being made about masks.
  
  alan moore - 'watchmen'.
  
  http://www.rorschachsjournal.com
  
  more news soon.
  
  .?R.

  Fans of the Watchmen comic will instantly recognize the style of prose as eerily similar to that of the Rorschach character.

  The link leads to a site containing a symbol resembling two lower-case r's. Hovering the mouse over the symbol reveals the email address rorschach@rorschachsjournal.com.

  But that's not all. Click on the mouse and highlight the entire site and you'll see a sentence below the symbol written in Morse code. Upon translation, the sentence reads: "Stood in street. Watched it burn."

  In the comic, Rorschach utters those phrases after brutally killing a man suspected of a particularly heinous crime. At that precise moment, he discards his ordinary identity and becomes Rorschach completely.

  Director Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead) is currently in the midst of pre-production on the highly-anticipated Watchmen movie, with principal photography set to begin in September.

  Clever viral marketing technique? Elaborate practical joke?  We'll keep you posted.

  
  
  

  Zack Snyder interview

  Snyder dishes in Watchmen movie exclusive interview!

  Posted 06/29/2007 by Thomas

  Zack Snyder | Watchmen

Thursday, March 15

• 300 Bloodies the competition

  Okay, so we've known for a while now that 300 was going to be a big hit, but $70 million! That goes beyond big hit. It's the biggest March opening ever and the third-largest R-rated opening in movie history.
  

  So what does this mean for Hollywood? Well, 300 director Zack Snyder is now Hollywood's hottest director. His follow-up, an adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel Watchmen will get a bigger budget and bigger stars attached. The King of the Spartans, Gerard Butler, is now possibly a superstar. He'll land some A-list caliber roles. And the sword and sandal epic? It's back in a big way. Troy 2, Alexander's Return and Gladiator with a Vengeance are all likely being green lit across Tinseltown this week.
  
  
  

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  Thomas Leupp spends time with 300's Queen Gorgo.
  

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  Dailies talks to 300 director Zack Snyder.
  

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  Snyder dishes in Watchmen movie Exclusive interview!

  Posted 03/15/2007 by Jeff

  Lena Headey | Gerard Butler | Zack Snyder | 300