Dave Gibbons Visits The Set and Loves It

[CaptainGenerica]

I think the cape is too brown and the S is too small.
...

 

[Sawyer]

Feh. Dollar Bill's costume isn't faithful. I'm boycotting this movie. Or maybe it is. I can't remember, because when I wrote my own WATCHMEN script I changed it up a bit. Hmm...

Good to know that it only took one shot of a costume belonging to a supporting character, who probably wont be on screen for much more than five minutes, to get you to, not only abandon the movie, but also boycot it. Bravo.

 

[IKnowSomeJudo]

Good to know that it only took one shot of a costume belonging to a supporting character, who probably wont be on screen for much more than five minutes, to get you to, not only abandon the movie, but also boycot it. Bravo.

Good to know your sense of humor rivals that of Dr Manhattan.

 

[I Am The Knight]

I think the cape is too brown and the S is too small.
...

I think it needs a wider neck...

 

[IKnowSomeJudo]

I think the cape is too brown and the S is too small.
...

Bryan Singer, goddamn you!

 

[C.F. Kane]

Nice. I like how corny it looks; like the silly things the actors in the Batman and Superman movie serials wore in the 40's. It looks like what people thought a superhero should look like back then.

 

[Sun_Down]

Good to know that it only took one shot of a costume belonging to a supporting character, who probably wont be on screen for much more than five minutes, to get you to, not only abandon the movie, but also boycot it. Bravo.

If I know Guard, he's joking

 

[sad lieutenant]

Bryan Singer, goddamn you!

Maybe they can get Brandon Routh to play Dollar Bill! That is, if his supervisor at Arby's will give him the time off.

 

[WalterKovacs]

I think the head is too big and the suit is too busy.
Plus the raised webbing is stupid, instead the hands should have white squares.
And organic webbing is lame, hes supposed to have invented spinners.
Oh and he shouldn't have flames on him.
He's supposed to be perma-white.
He looks like the green ranger.
And where the hell is his beatles haircut?

And what's worse is that they decided to make ozymandias a cloud. (?)

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

I think the head is too big and the suit is too busy.
Plus the raised webbing is stupid, instead the hands should have white squares.
And organic webbing is lame, hes supposed to have invented spinners.
Oh and he shouldn't have flames on him.
He's supposed to be perma-white.
He looks like the green ranger.
And where the hell is his beatles haircut?

And what's worse is that they decided to make ozymandias a cloud. (?)

Dollar Bill's costume should have been CGI.
1950s CGI.

 

[The Guard]

Good to know that it only took one shot of a costume belonging to a supporting character, who probably wont be on screen for much more than five minutes, to get you to, not only abandon the movie, but also boycot it. Bravo.

Seeing as how we are unfamiliar with sarcasm, I shall close the register at this point.

 

[newwaveboy87]

I think the head is too big and the suit is too busy.
Plus the raised webbing is stupid, instead the hands should have white squares.
And organic webbing is lame, hes supposed to have invented spinners.
Oh and he shouldn't have flames on him.
He's supposed to be perma-white.
He looks like the green ranger.
And where the hell is his beatles haircut?

And what's worse is that they decided to make ozymandias a cloud. (?)

OMGZ!!! NO WAI!!1!

 

[CaptainGenerica]

I think the head is too big and the suit is too busy.
Plus the raised webbing is stupid, instead the hands should have white squares.
And organic webbing is lame, hes supposed to have invented spinners.
Oh and he shouldn't have flames on him.
He's supposed to be perma-white.
He looks like the green ranger.
And where the hell is his beatles haircut?

And what's worse is that they decided to make ozymandias a cloud. (?)

You forgot about his brow ridge. The brow ridge makes the character, dammit.

 

[I Am The Knight]

I think the head is too big and the suit is too busy.
Plus the raised webbing is stupid, instead the hands should have white squares.
And organic webbing is lame, hes supposed to have invented spinners.
Oh and he shouldn't have flames on him.
He's supposed to be perma-white.
He looks like the green ranger.
And where the hell is his beatles haircut?

And what's worse is that they decided to make ozymandias a cloud. (?)

SRSLY.

 

[Rando Aces]

im confused by this whole cloud business.

and the perma white? are we talking teh joker?

 

[CaptainGenerica]

im confused by this whole cloud business.

and the perma white? are we talking teh joker?

The cloud = Galactus, in Fantastic Four 2.
And yes, the Joker.

Spoiler

In order, WalterKovacs was referencing Batman (from Begins), Venom (SM3), Spider-man (SM1), Optimus Prime, Joker (TDK), Green Goblin (SM1), and I think Doc Ock (SM2). Lastly Galactus.

 

[WalterKovacs]

The cloud = Galactus, in Fantastic Four 2.
And yes, the Joker.

Spoiler

In order, WalterKovacs was referencing Batman (from Begins), Venom (SM3), Spider-man (SM1), Optimus Prime, Joker (TDK), Green Goblin (SM1), and I think Doc Ock (SM2). Lastly Galactus.

percisely. thanks for the response, everyone.

 

[IKnowSomeJudo]

Part 2:

http://rss.warnerbros.com/watchmen/

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Fantastic. I love David's enthusiasm.

 

[sad lieutenant]

http://rss.warnerbros.com/watchmen/2007/12/dave_gibbons_visits_the_set_pa.html

Part 2!

Dave Gibbons has a man-crush on the Watchmen movie production! His intoxicated giddiness is reassuring, no doubt.*

Minor revelations:
The interior shots of Karnak will involve a "huge" practical set. (He walked through it.)
The Owl Ship is for real. (Fawk yes.)
Knot Tops will be in this movie. (Hellz yeah.)
Gibbons refers to the set of Dreiberg's brownstone apartment. (I hoped this would have been shot with green screens a la 300. Just kidding.)

Oh and the Institute For Extraspatial Studies. (But that was already confirmed by an alleged extra.)

But what is this: "...a grubby little hovel crammed with dressmaking dummies"? Rorschach's old crib/place of work?





* Actually, I just read an earlier blog entry by Gibbons wherein he describes his last trip to Arby's: "Finally, bloated but sated, arms around my new buddies, costumed and otherwise, it's my turn to smile for the camera." Who gets their picture taken after eating a chipotle chicken sandwich?

 

[IKnowSomeJudo]

Also, even though we saw pictures of it before, Judomaster's Martial Arts studio? Judomaster, as in the Charlton comics character that didn't get a counterpart in the Watchmen universe? That's ****ing sublime, man.

 

[Killing Joke926]

Although it's been long-documented that legendary comic book author Alan Moore will never support any movie based off of his work (including From Hell, V for Vendetta, or The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), that's not the case with Dave Gibbons, co-creator and artist of Watchmen. Dave Gibbons visited the set of Watchmen at some point in December, and recently updated the official Watchmen blog with his report, and it's a good one. Here's how he starts: "It's perhaps the most surreal experience of my life." Sounds like a very good sign to me that Zack Snyder knows what he's doing if the original artist of the graphic novel loves being there.

Dave Gibbons is an English writer and artist, who has provided illustrations for Green Lantern Corps, Watchmen, and The Rann/Thanagar War, among many others. Here is Gibbons’ full post from the blog:

It's perhaps the most surreal experience of my life.

There they are, in a shadowy clubhouse, standing around a map of the USA, just as we'd imagined them. The smoke of the Comedian's cigar hangs in the air as I drink in the details of the scene. Framed old copies of The New York Gazette tell stories of past exploits; trophies glint in glass-fronted display cases; Moloch's solar weapon shines in a dusty corner and over there, on its mannequin stand, the faded costume of the original Nite Owl keeps silent vigil.

Then, a sudden flash of unearthly blue light announces the arrival of Dr. Manhattan and the tableau comes to life. The voices of quarreling heroes rise and fall, a Zippo flares and the map catches fire.

Somewhere, someone shouts "Cut!"

And I'm standing amongst them. Nite Owl shakes my hand. The Comedian slaps me on the back. Silk Spectre smiles a dazzling greeting. I'm overwhelmed by the depth and detail of what I'm seeing.

But more than that. I'm overwhelmed by the commitment, the passion, the palpable desire to do this right.

I'm starting to feel a glow that eclipses even Dr. Manhattan's…

-Dave Gibbons
December 2007


Such an incredible recollection of his experience on set. If you read closely enough, you'll notice that Gibbons mentioned "the faded costume of the original Nite Owl" and below is a photo of him with that set piece. Yet again, Zack Snyder pays incredibly close attention to detail with the film.

http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/12/17/watchmen-artist-dave-gibbons-visits-the-set-and-loves-it/

I don't things anyone has or ever will get any closer to a comic book such as Zack has. This by far shows that good ol' Zack takes the cake.t:

Since Gibbon's is easily bought, we should write a petition to convince Mr. Moore.

 

[brobdingnag]

I don't things anyone has or ever will get any closer to a comic book such as Zack has.

Sin City.

 

[Lobster Charlie]

Sin City did a good job of using the comics as storyboards, but watching the film didn't feel as good for me as reading the comic. Felt like it was played more for laughs in some cases, and felt cheap in others. Cheap makeup, cheap sets, B and C list actors, etc.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Sin City did a good job of using the comics as storyboards, but watching the film didn't feel as good for me as reading the comic. Felt like it was played more for laughs in some cases, and felt cheap in others. Cheap makeup, cheap sets, B and C list actors, etc.

B & C list actors?
Clive Owen, Bruce Willis and Rosario Dawson?