Zack Snyder: The Watchmen (Still) Cometh
Filed under: Action, Drama, Warner Brothers, Comic/Superhero/Geek
We've been covering the long-discussed movie version of Alan Moore's According to a nifty little mini-interview with SuperheroHype.com, Mr. Snyder seems all set to go on Watchmen, which could actually begin production this summer. The young director also covers the various subtextual/political elements that could be part of the Watchmen story, the importance of its 1985 setting, and the ways in which 300 has already made things a little easier where the Watchmen project is concerned. So with Dawn of the Dead and now 300 under his belt, and Watchmen almost definitely on the horizon, Zack Snyder looks poised to become the next King of Guy Movies. That seems fair, right? The ladies get Nancy Meyers, Nora Ephron and Richard Curtis -- and the guys get Zack Snyder, Quentin Tarantino and ... Rob Zombie, I guess.
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2-12-2007 @ 9:56AM
Ed said...
Watchmen was actually written by Alan Moore and not Frank Miller. As always Moore doesn't want his name attached to the project.
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2-12-2007 @ 10:29AM
mccann119 said...
Uh...Tarantino is not a "guy" director. Resevoir Dogs is the only movie directed by him that doesn't have at least one strong female character. Jackie Brown? C'mon now. Kill Bill (Can you say Deadly Viper Assasination Squad)? You can keep Rob Zombie though...
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2-12-2007 @ 10:34AM
Ipos said...
Just a little correction - Watchmen is an Alan Moore (V for Vendetta) series, not Frank Miller (Sin City).
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2-12-2007 @ 11:28AM
Zeta said...
Just cause there are strong female characters doesn't mean it's not a guy movie. Tarantino does not make chick flicks, he makes guy flicks. It's just a simple fact.
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2-12-2007 @ 2:29PM
Jette said...
C'mon, Scott -- thanks but no thanks on Ephron and Meyers. I'd rather have Tarantino and Zombie and Kevin Smith. And I know a lot of women who'd agree with me. This "guy movies" thing is just silly.
I'm sorry Terry Gilliam never got the chance to make a Watchmen movie.
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2-12-2007 @ 2:45PM
Scott Weinberg said...
Thanks for the correction, folks. Ugh what a silly mistake.
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2-12-2007 @ 3:10PM
bgdc said...
Not worth making into a movie. The story starts out pretty interesting and then takes a turn for the ludicrously silly and banal. Don't bother making it.
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2-14-2007 @ 11:09AM
Fancinematoday said...
For those who want to see a different take on Watchmen, you might want to scoot over to an article on Watchmen fan films that we ran last week at fancinematoday at http://fancinematoday.com/2007/02/06/fan-film-review-watchmen-movies/. It also talks a bit about Snyder's involvement in the real movie and the history of development hell that it has gone through to date.
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