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[FoneBone]

I guess it's really happening... god, I hope this doesn't get fucked up too badly. At least the teaser image... well, it isn't anything to complain about.

http://watchmenmovie.com/

 

[Father_Brain]

I'm surprised nobody else has posted yet.

 

[Mifune]

Who's directing this?

 

[Father_Brain]

Paul Greengrass, director of The Bourne Supremacy.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339030/

 

[8bit]

 

[J2 Cool]

That's the teaser? I kept thinking teaser trailer, ready to get excited or shun it like expected. Bah! Need to read more carefully

 

[fart]

Paul Greengrass, director of The Bourne Supremacy.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339030/

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[Rorschach]

I want to die already.

 

[AniHawk]

I forgot this was being made into a movie.

 

[android]

Shaky Heroes

 

[bud]

Solid Snake wrote the screenplay.

 

[FortNinety]

If there was every a comic book that shouldn't even be bothered to be made into a movie, this one is it.

 

[enjoy bell woods]

How about what those morons did to Bob Burden's stuff? Who thought it'd be a good idea to turn those characters into movie heroes?

http://www.flamingcarrot.com/MM/index-main.html

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

It's not very Burdenesque, but I loved Mystery Men.

Actually, the bad guys were pretty faithful to the spirit.

 

[FoneBone]

Anyway, I want to be optimistic, but I see little chance of this turning out well... I'll still probably see it, though. Same goes for V for Vendetta.

 

[Wellington]

I just don't see this being turned into a competent movie without it being 4 hours long. V for Vendetta could work well... I'm just very afraid of bullet time action.

 

[drohne]

i wish aronofsky had gone ahead and done this. but then i don't see that comics need film adaptations any more than novels do. considering hollywood's malicious parodies of from hell and league of extraordinary gentlemen, i don't think i'll watch this.

 

[Meier]

Paul Greengrass is an amazing director. Bourne Supremacy rocked, but if you want to be blown away by a movie -- check out "Bloody Sunday." It's definitely one of the best films of the decade.

 

[FoneBone]

i wish aronofsky had gone ahead and done this.

Well, I don't think he chose not to do it -- he's working on The Fountain now, and Paramount really wants Watchmen ready for summer 2006 -- so they wanted a director who'd be available sooner. I'd have a hell of a lot more faith in this if he were involved, though.

 

[Talas]

How many Moore movies are in production, anyway? The "Destroy the work of Alan Moore" Department must be working double shifts.

 

[8bit]

Just wait, as soon as Marvel manage to get Miracleman published, Hollywood will announce the adaptation with Pauly Shore as Mike Moran.

 

[Willco]

Although, unlike almost all of Moore's works, Miracleman would make a brilliant trilogy. Put that in the hands of a capable director, you'd have one of the best action/fantasy films ever made. It really has the makings of a great film, from a truly evil villain to this struggle with inner demons.

 

[Manics]

Watchmen should be made into 12 movies -- one for each comic. Film them all back to back ala Lord of the Rings. 2 hours each should just about do it.

 

[FortNinety]

Watchmen should be made into 12 movies -- one for each comic. Film them all back to back ala Lord of the Rings. 2 hours each should just about do it.

Actually, I really think it would be best if the comic was adapted as a mini-series. For HBO of course.

 

[Asbel]

There's no way to capture the depth of Watchmen in 2-3 hours but if they focus on Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan and Oxymandais it wouldn't be a bad 2-3 hours to me.