Zack Snyder Reveals Watchmen Details

[Katsuro]

^That seriously doesn't even look like an actual person but a puppet. But it's just preproduction, something slapped together so there's no reason to get on it hard.

It's gonna be great that they set this film back in the year it's suppose to be. Unlike V for Vendetta where they changed for year for the movie

It is a real person. I was reading an interview with Zack where he was talking about that shot. It was actually done quite a while ago, and with not too much thought put into it. He basically had a friend throw on a trenchoat and whatnot, and did a lot of that on a computer. I know the background was, probably the mask too.

 

[Galactica239]

Obviously the mask needs a bit more work. But for a test image, this is really good. It was a nice reveal by Snyder, and looking forward to how the mask will look when it's in the final stages of being completed. Also, I disagree with the idea of having the mask changed to googles. The mask is what makes Rorschach...Rorschach. It's his face.

agree with this. t:

 

[Agentsands77]

I'm not so keen on the image, largely because it doesn't look real. Don't get me wrong, WATCHMEN is a story with plenty of comic booky unrealistic elements, but it has to feel like our world. It's our world as it would be if it was inhabited with superheroes, and that connection has to be there.

But it's a test image, slapped together during 300 with a whim, so I don't think it's too indicative of what's to come. I'm reserving judgement, and, despite some worries, looking forward to it.

 

[Substance D]

I'm not so keen on the image, largely because it doesn't look real. Don't get me wrong, WATCHMEN is a story with plenty of comic booky unrealistic elements, but it has to feel like our world. It's our world as it would be if it was inhabited with superheroes, and that connection has to be there.

But it's a test image, slapped together during 300 with a whim, so I don't think it's too indicative of what's to come. I'm reserving judgement, and, despite some worries, looking forward to it.

Please explain why that shot doesn't look "real" other than the dude in the weird mask. Let the nitpicking begin.

 

[Lobster Charlie]

I agree with Agentsands77. It looks very CG-ish in a way, like that backdrop isn't real, and it's so crisp and clean. No grit. Looks a little too staged.

But yeah, it's just a test/teaser image.

 

[Agentsands77]

I agree with Agentsands77. It looks very CG-ish in a way, like that backdrop isn't real, and it's so crisp and clean. No grit. Looks a little too staged.

Yeah, that's exactly it, along with the moon being a little too big to be real.

But yeah, it's just a test/teaser image.

Yeah, and it seems like it was rather slapdash, to boot. So I don't think that's at all really indicative of what the film will look like, or even Rorschach (after all, Snyder doesn't even have a set-in-stone costume designer).

I just think if the whole movie ends up looking like that image, it could possibly be problematic (WATCHMEN needs to have some real grit to it, if you ask me). Right now I'm not sweating it, and even so, the image is, on the whole, very promising.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

It was just a matter of time for the over-analysing to begin.

 

[Punch]

I think this needs to be reiterated.

Honestly, not that much. That really was the only shot we've done. I did that shot with a couple of friends a long time ago. Grant Freckelton, who was the visual effects art director on "300," and we were sitting around and I shot a picture of Wesley Coller, one of the associate producers on "300," in the trench coat and I said, "Hey, let's knock this up!" That's what we'd say when we'd create a frame for "300." So, I said I wanted to do this "Watchmen" frame and I did this little doodle with the moon here, the Empire State building over here, some atmosphere, stuff like that. Grant did it in like an hour, there's no grain on it, it's just a quicky and I thought it was cool. I had it as my screen saver on my computer for a while. [laughs] People would be looking over my shoulder saying, "Wow, what the hell is that?"

 

[Agentsands77]

Does it really need to be reiterated, though? I've done nothing but acknowledge that in all of my posts on the image, and it's the exact reason I'm not putting any stock in that image at all.

 

[Punch]

Does it really need to be reiterated, though? I've done nothing but acknowledge that in all of my posts on the image, and it's the exact reason I'm not putting any stock in that image at all.

And yet you continue to criticize the image.

 

[Agentsands77]

And yet you continue to criticize the image.

Sure. Why not? It's out there for everyone to see, everyone's talking about it, so I might do so as well. We're fanboys - we need something to talk about, right? I mean, considering some of the things that get discussed and argued around these parts, it's hardly that ridiculous.

All I said is that I don't think that picture's particular style would make for a great WATCHMEN film. It's not so much a complaint against the picture/future film as much as it is a statement on how a WATCHMEN film should look and feel like. I think that's a valid comment, don't you?

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20507

Speaking exclusively to Empire at the UK premiere of his record-smashing epic 300, Zack Snyder – a man who lives in a world where everything is “awesome!” – had a few words to say about his confirmed next project, Watchmen. When asked whether the successes of the last week have helped to push the project – still in the pre-production stages – towards that all important green light, his reply was simple: “Well, I hope they do. I really don’t know what else to do!”.

As Watchmen is arguably the most talked about and revered graphic novel of all time, taking it to the screen is a huge undertaking, but Snyder is already busy at work. It was only last week that an image of the masked Rorschach appeared on the web:

“That’s actually Wes Coller who’s one of the Associate Producers on 300”, revealed Snyder, when asked about the test shot. “So, we were knocking around the office and I told him to put an overcoat on and I took a picture. We then took it outside to Grant Freckelton (300’s Visual Effects Art Director) who was having his lunch, and I asked him to knock it up for me. Put the Empire State Building there, put the moon there…it’s a start, but it was really just for fun.”

 

[Daruma]

Here's a side-by-side comparison to a panel from the book. I don't think it looks too bad at all.

The fact that Snyder more or less recreated a panel from the book just playing around makes me rather hopeful for a project that I've been extremely skeptical about. If he treats the story with as much care as he seems to be treating the visuals, we may just end up with a decent movie.
Also, I added some text and made a wallpaper out of the test shot, if any of you are interested: http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/873/rorshachwallpaper2xg1.jpg

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/773/773615p1.html

All the King's Watchmen
Oscar nominee rumored for Rorschach.
by Stax

US, March 18, 2007 - With director Zack Snyder's big-screen adaptation of the graphic novel classic Watchmen poised to finally go before cameras later this summer, casting rumors should be expected to be coming fast and furious over the next few months.

Akthough Watchmen is an ensemble piece, the key role in the story is arguably that of the masked vigilante Rorschach. A slew of actors have been linked to the part over the project's many years in development, from Daniel Craig to Simon Pegg.

Now Comics2Film.com has a new name to add to the mix: Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children). Haley, a former child star who appeared in the Bad News Bears films, made a comeback last year with roles in two high-profile dramas, Little Children and All the King's Men.

Haley co-starred in King's Men opposite Jude Law, a comic book fan who sports a Rorschach tattoo in real life and has long coveted the role of Ozymandias in Watchmen.

Haley also starred with Tom Cruise in Losin' It way back in the early '80s. Snyder recently revealed that Cruise has also eyed the role of Ozymandias but that he won't likely end up doing the film.

 

[Steelsheen]

suddenly i'm getting good vibes from this movie

 

[Lobster Charlie]

http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/773/773615p1.html

All the King's Watchmen
Oscar nominee rumored for Rorschach.
by Stax

US, March 18, 2007 - With director Zack Snyder's big-screen adaptation of the graphic novel classic Watchmen poised to finally go before cameras later this summer, casting rumors should be expected to be coming fast and furious over the next few months.

Akthough Watchmen is an ensemble piece, the key role in the story is arguably that of the masked vigilante Rorschach. A slew of actors have been linked to the part over the project's many years in development, from Daniel Craig to Simon Pegg.

Now Comics2Film.com has a new name to add to the mix: Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children). Haley, a former child star who appeared in the Bad News Bears films, made a comeback last year with roles in two high-profile dramas, Little Children and All the King's Men.

Haley co-starred in King's Men opposite Jude Law, a comic book fan who sports a Rorschach tattoo in real life and has long coveted the role of Ozymandias in Watchmen.

Haley also starred with Tom Cruise in Losin' It way back in the early '80s. Snyder recently revealed that Cruise has also eyed the role of Ozymandias but that he won't likely end up doing the film.

Ah, the punk kid from the 2nd Bad News Bears film. He's nice and bald now, but he's just ugly enough to play Rorscharch, if they give him a wig. He's also about 5'5", according to IMDB, which puts him runty enough to pull it off!

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/773/773615p1.html

2 day old news, already being the discussed in the proper casting thread.
This mods, they never learn how to do things properly.

 

[Hunter Rider]

2 day old news, already being the discussed in the proper casting thread.
This mods, they never learn how to do things properly.

lol i didn't even know we had 2 Watchmen threadsoon maybe there will be a Watchmen board

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

http://www.reelzchannel.com/moviedetail.aspx?movieid=223693&clipid=18326
Video interview with Zack Snyder discussing Watchmen.The script is 150 pages long, so a 2h30 - 2h45' movie.

 

[The Squirrel]

Cruise shouldn't be in it.

Because then it will just become a Tom Cruise movie.

:

I know they've already said he won't be in it.


And I'm glad.

 

[Eros]

I wish Cruise were in, the guys a great actor, it would be interesting to see him play a "superhero" but its not going to happen.

 

[Sub-Zero]

forget cruise. val kilmer would be a better ozy. cruise is too big. i wonder who gerard butler is going to play. i think he'll be the comedian. they don't need an old guy if they are going to do the flash backs.

 

[Dude_Love]

Cruise would be good. Why is he too big? The man is a teriffic actor, and would do Ozzy justice. We had a brilliant conversation (me and my mates, all big watchmen fans) in the pub on Saturday, and came to the conclusion that Bradd Pitt is our perfect Viedt (I was a strong supporter of Jude Law). Good looking enough, a grade A actor and would also lend some mainstream cred to the picture, which isn't a bad thing at all

 

[Agentsands77]

Cruise would be good. Why is he too big? The man is a teriffic actor, and would do Ozzy justice. We had a brilliant conversation (me and my mates, all big watchmen fans) in the pub on Saturday, and came to the conclusion that Bradd Pitt is our perfect Viedt (I was a strong supporter of Jude Law). Good looking enough, a grade A actor and would also lend some mainstream cred to the picture, which isn't a bad thing at all

I'm not sure that Brad Pitt could really pull the part off. I mean, I just have trouble buying Brad Pitt as "the smartest man alive." And Ozymandias has to be that. It's not enough for him to look good - he has to exude a commanding presence and absolute intelligence. I'm not sure I buy Pitt as commanding (the last time he tried commanding was in TROY, and he floundered).

 

[Sub-Zero]

Cruise would be good. Why is he too big? The man is a teriffic actor, and would do Ozzy justice. We had a brilliant conversation (me and my mates, all big watchmen fans) in the pub on Saturday, and came to the conclusion that Bradd Pitt is our perfect Viedt (I was a strong supporter of Jude Law). Good looking enough, a grade A actor and would also lend some mainstream cred to the picture, which isn't a bad thing at all

he's too big because he's tom cruise. this is an ensemble cast movie, no one is more important than another. having a huge star with so much baggage, like cruise, takes away from that. i know he kinda did it in magnolia, but this is different. i'm not saying he's not a great actor, i think he is, he just isn't right for this part. here's how i see the cast

the comedian: gerard butler
rorschach: unknown actor
nite owl II: john cusack
dr. manhattan: ??
silk spectre II: jennifer connelly
ozymandias: val kilmer/guy pearce