Quoted from bert Agreed.  Who the hell are these people?  Couldn't they get some names?

Apparently, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Jude Law and a few other big names were interested, though they walked away when it became clear that the studio was holding the line on the budget.

The only one that kinda makes sense to me is Jackie Earle Haley as Rorshach.  He's got a weird enough look to him that if you pop on some red hair I think he'd look pretty good.

Silk Spectre will do once the hair is dyed.  The others seem way off to me, unless Crudup is just doing VO for a CGI Dr. Manhattan.

I think James Remar would have been pretty good as The Comedian.

Quoted from dogglebe After looking up the cast, I can tell that this will be another movie that creator Alan Moore will not want his name attached to.  I recommend that everyone pick up the graphic novel, rather than see this movie. Phil

Yes, unlike all the other adaptations of Moore's work he was over the moon about.

Moore is a bitter weirdo these days, and he's gonna be pissed no matter who's in the movie. Personally, I'm happy they're getting relatively unknowns so that they may spend more money on stuff like effects and production values.

Patrick Wilson and Billy Crudup er very fine actors, and Morgan was pretty good on Supernatural.

I don't understand what people want with names anyway. I'd take a good actor over a name any day. Case in point: I don't watch Tom Hanks or Tom Cruise films anymore, because no matter what they do, they're always gonna be Tom hanks and Tom Cruise to me. That's the flip-side of being too famous. Too much of a name.

Jeff Morgan is about twenty years too young to play the Comedian.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe Jeff Morgan is about twenty years too young to play the Comedian. Phil

They'll probably make him look older for "present" scenes.  Most of the Comedian's scenes occurred in flashbacks, so it's not too bad.

I'm willing to bet that they're going to butcher the story to make it fit into the mindless summer blockbuster format.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe I'm willing to bet that they're going to butcher the story to make it fit into the mindless summer blockbuster format. Phil

And I'm willing to bet they turn it into a romantic comedy starring Helen Hunt!

Of course every time someone on the internet is 'willing to bet' how a movie turns out, God chops down another inch of the rainforest.

And every time you masturbate, God kills a kitten!

I don't know if you've read The Watchmen series, but there is a helluva lot of story in it.  Beside the main story (who killed the Comedian), there was also what was happening in the world (the world was on the brink of nuclear annihilation).  There was also the detailed origins of all the characters.  IIRC, every other issue was a spotlight on one of the main characters.

The best I heard regarding The Watchmen was to turn it into a twelve hour mini-series for HBO or Showtime.  This way, you can include every little detail of the story.


Phil

I just pray that they don't add in the black guy reading the comic book about the pirates.

I truly hated that.  Not so much the talking back and forth between him and the newspaper man, but the switching gears into that story.

The pirate represented Ozmandius; it's needed in the story.

I heard somewhere that it will be shot but placed in the Watchmen DVD as extra footage.

I hope they don't cut Rorshach's origin.  He is the best character in the lot.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe And every time you masturbate, God kills a kitten! I don't know if you've read The Watchmen series, but there is a helluva lot of story in it.  Beside the main story (who killed the Comedian), there was also what was happening in the world (the world was on the brink of nuclear annihilation).  There was also the detailed origins of all the characters.  IIRC, every other issue was a spotlight on one of the main characters. The best I heard regarding The Watchmen was to turn it into a twelve hour mini-series for HBO or Showtime.  This way, you can include every little detail of the story. Phil

Then I'm responsible for felinecide.

I haven't read the series but I know how how much ground they need to cover, but then again, they made 3 good movies out of LOTR, even though they left out A LOT. I suppose what we can hope for is the 'real' cut to come on the DVD. Right now, I believe the script for the movie is 140 pages (excluding "Black Freighter").

Filming has begun and the folks over at WatchmenComicMovie.com have already posted some photos from the set.

{don's edit: And they have several scripts. }

I saw the cast list.  I don't know any of these people.

The Lego figurines looked good, though.


Phil

Jackie Earle Haley and Patrick Wilson were both in Little Children.  After seeing that I think they have the chops to pull this off.

I like that Carla Gugino is in it as well, but she seems a bit young to be playing the original Silk Spectre.

The first official still has been released. Fans should probably recognize the scene.