Yes, Watchmen is about retired superheroes in an alternate United States where a Doomsday Clock counts down to nuclear war and one of their own is murdered. But there's also The Tales of the Black Freighter, a comic within a comic that details the adventures of a castaway and a phantom pirate ship. (Because, in a world where superheroes are real, who wants to read comics about them?) Since Zack Snyder already had a solid 130-140 page script without the Freighter material, it was decided that the story would become a special DVD feature.Unsurprisingly, 300-star Gerard Butler's name was immediately connected to the side project in rumors, and now, he's finally confirming them. In a discussion with Empire, the actor says: "I'm going to do the voice of the captain. They're going to do it in the style of a Japanese anime, and I'm totally stoked... It's this decent into madness but explained in such a sane way that you totally feel it yourself. By the end, my heart was pumping!" Butler's over-the-top romance with Hilary Swank may not have inspired the masses, but maybe a return to carnage will -- one that will have him, or rather his anime character, making rafts out of gas-bloated bodies. Isn't that crafty?
So, we've got Gerard's voice leading the Freighter, and it will be done anime. Sound off, Watchmen fiends: Is Zack Snyder right on track with this, or do you think he's off-base?
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2-28-2008 @ 2:48PM
KateGee said...
Why not do it in the style of the book? Why anime for gods sake? It's dark and disgusting. A corpse raft! I dunno....
But it's still cool that he's finding a way to include it.
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2-28-2008 @ 5:55PM
Moo said...
Glad they're doing it, glad Gerry's involved, really pissed about the anime style if true....
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2-28-2008 @ 7:41PM
NvM said...
Maybe the anime style is more in the style of the one in Kill Bill, which wouldn't be that bad.
It'd be cool to see but since it was such and important part of the comic(even though it didn't affect the story), that it being seperate has a much less of an affect.
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2-28-2008 @ 11:33PM
Jen said...
Not too happy about the anime bit, but let's face it...Zack Snyder's creative talents will hopefully make it unique, and superb! Add the unmatched talent of Gerry Butler will only enhance it further. They have proven that they work great together! I'm excited about it! Sue2
4-02-2008 @ 4:08PM
Thomas said...
Zach Snyder and the word "genius" do not go hand in hand Zach is far from genius (except for sucking corporate wang) 300 was a huge failure - Watchmen is unfilmable (as deemed by Terry Gilliam) And this hack thinks he can acutally make a movie?
God, Hollywood cannot sink off into the ocean fast enough
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5-09-2008 @ 9:28AM
Monika said...
I think I'm going to wait to judge it until after I see it.
I like anime, but hearing that word in connection with Watchmen made me cringe. There are a lot of different styles of anime, though. Maybe they'll get it right.
Maybe it's a slight miscommunication.
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