Most of you know by now that Tales of the Black Freighter, the comic-within-a-comic from Watchmen, is not being included in the Watchmen film. It is, however, being released on DVD on March 10, just 4 days after the release of Watchmen. Today, a teaser trailer was released for the film and it looks amazing.
Technically, this isn’t movie news, but since it is Watchmen-related (and also really awesome), I felt it necessary to share it. On the UK website for Watchmen, they’ve released a short video arcade -style game reminiscent of the 1980s. You can play as either Night Owl or Silk Spectre, however, it’s the original Night Owl and Silk Spectre from the Minute Men. How awesome is that? Anyway, my only complaint is the duration of the game. It’s really only 3 parts of the same level. I wish there was more to it, but with less than a month to go, I think this can satisfy anyone’s Watchmen needs at least for a little while.
For those of us who have read the graphic novel, the rumors that the Watchmen film won’t include a giant squid at the end have been at the top of our lists of worries we have about the movie. Well, now there’s good news and bad news. The good news is artist Dave Gibbons has recently answered the big question. The bad news is that he says the movie WILL NOT include the squid, however, he promises that ‘the outcome is exactly the same as the novel.’
What does this mean? Well, it basically means that the original ending, or at least the general outcome will be the same, just without a giant squid. For me, this is sort of a double-edged sword. I love the tone and the overall grimness of the ending of the graphic novel, however it worries me that removing something as iconic as the squid might affect my overall reaction to the film. Watchmen is such an important piece of American literature and I’ve always said that it should never be made into a movie unless it’s done right and while I understand that with any adaptation, certain things need to be cut in order for the material to work in a movie format, it just doesn’t sound right to me that the ending should be changed (sorta).
Of course none of us will really know until March, so I guess all we can do is sit back and hope for the best. I’ve got my fingers crossed.
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Not only did the Dark Knight sweep almost every single category, but director Zach Snyder showed up to debut some new footage at the Scream Awards this year. There’s a bunch more slow motion and way more cool poses.
Sorry I’ve been gone for a while, but here’s something that might cheer you up. The new trailer for Watchmen was released with The Dark Knight on Friday and, being a huge fan of the graphic novel, the trailer looks amazing. Everything literally looks ripped from the pages and plastered onto the screen. March is going to be an exciting month.
Over the weekend, Zack Snyder released a fourth behind-the-scenes Watchmen video just in time for the 4th of July. This video features artist Dave Gibbons and focuses primarily on a few of the different sets being used in the movie, including Hollis Mason’s apartment. The attention to detail is simply staggering. It’s like the comic is literally springing to life. I’ve got to hand it to the art directors for this film. Everything I’ve seen so far has looked incredible. If you notice, around the 2 minutes, 20 seconds, you even get to see a little bit of Rorschach (friggin’ sweet!).
Unfortunately there’s no way to embed the video, so you can check out the video at UGO.com.
According to Collider.com, the very first trailer for the much anticipated Watchmen movie will precede The Dark Knight when it opens on July 18th. Director Zack Snyder said that “we will be getting our first look at what is sure to be an epic superhero movie.” I don’t know about you, but I’ve been psyched about Watchmen being made into a movie since I read the graphic novel a few years ago. All I’ve seen so far are a few stills and some promotional stuff, but it all looks damn near perfect. I’m sure the trailer will be just as incredible if not more so.
As of right now, Zack Snyder has mentioned that the film itself is currently 3 hours long and is in the process of being cut down. Unfortunately, this is a decision not made by Snyder, but by the studio. I understand that, like any adapted work, some material needs to be omitted for one reason or another. As most fans already know, the story within a story, “Tales of the Black Freighter,” which serves as a parallel to the main story, will not be included in the actual film, but will be released as an animated, straight-to-DVD feature, starring Gerard Butler, on March 11, 2009.
I just hope that the final cut of the film stays true to the source material. If not, I’m sure there will be an Unrated Extended Director’s Cut with all that extra stuff when it comes out on DVD.
The film’s release date is March 6, 2009.
