Well, Comic-Con hasn't even "officially" started yet (although it is Preview Night right now) and already there's some fantastic Comic Book-related casting news to bring you. According to the Hollywood Reporter, casting for most of the roles in director Zack Snyder's upcoming adaptation of Alan Moore and David Gibbons' classic graphic novel, the award-winning Watchmen, have just been announced. So, who will be playing your favorite characters like Rorschach, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre and Dr. Manhattan? Well, according to the article, here's what we can expect in the way of casting: Jackie Earle Haley will be playing Walter Kovachs (aka Rorschach), Billy Crudup will play Dr. Manhattan, Matthew Goode has been cast as Adrian Veidt (aka Ozymandias), Jeffrey Dean Morgan will play the Comedian and Malin Ackerman will play Laurie Juspeczyk (aka Silk Spectre).
With all the buildup to this movie and with all the casting rumors being bandied about of late, its great to finally have some definitive answers. Although, I'm not sure how much I love some of the casting choices. I was still sorta interested in seeing Keanu Reeves as Dr. Manhattan back when that was among the rumors. I thought he would have made an interesting choice. Still, with Snyder's track record of late, I guess we should give him the benefit of the doubt here -- at least until we see some more of the film. If it starts to not look so good at that point, then we can start complaining.
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7-26-2007 @ 7:11AM
Christopher Campbell said...
I can't believe with all our tips, we never heard about Morgan. Everyone else is exactly who was rumored.
Love how the Variety article calls Nite Owl "a rich kid interested in birds."
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7-26-2007 @ 11:09AM
Tony said...
Is it just me or does this not sound like a compelling movie. I haven't read the series, but neither has most of the country. I looked the series up on Wikipedia and its hard to picture this as a film with mass market appeal.
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7-26-2007 @ 2:21PM
Jay Hash said...
Shame on you Chris! Keanu as Dr. Manhattan?!?! Why would you want Reeves to ruin yet another comic bok movie? And why cast a big name, no talent star in a role he's obviously not a good character type for? Why not let the rest of us non-famous actors have a chance at possibly making a film that will help our careers? I'm happy for the current cast, and know that they were chosen for their TALENT, not their popularity index.
~JYH
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7-26-2007 @ 3:20PM
Sam G. said...
I just threw up in my mouth.
At this point, I really hope some act of God prevents this movie from being made.
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7-26-2007 @ 9:34PM
Don't Panic! said...
Jeffery Dean Morgan looks like a great pick for The Comedian. Having read the original release of the anthology, (I was a little old for comics when the actual series came out, and besides it was so undergound, Who knew?), I think he'll deliver a nasty turn once his prettyboy face is carved up for this film.
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7-27-2007 @ 2:16AM
Rich said...
I LOVED the series. It was fantastic... The cast looks impressive enough but I am still not sure the movie going public is ready for a non-action superhero movie.
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