Watchmen (2009) - Zack Snyder

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » March 13th, 2007, 12:52 pm

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... cbfd13b2e9

"Watchmen" feeding off "300" spoils

By Borys Kit

March 13, 2007

"Who watches the Watchmen?" was the tagline of the seminal 1986 Alan Moore miniseries about a group of heroes investigating the murder of one of their own. In 2007, in the warm glow of "300's" blockbuster opening, the answer could be "everybody."

Zack Snyder, the director of Warner Bros. Pictures' "300," has been developing "Watchmen" at Warners since June, and during the recent press tour for the Spartan epic, he has openly said he is aiming for a summer shoot for "Watchmen."

Snyder's enthusiasm for the project spilled out online late last week when a Snyder-created image of one of the "Watchmen" characters was discovered embedded in a DVD trailer distributed by marketing street teams and was posted all over the Web.

Street Wise Marketing was charged with running a campaign using tactics from a community Web site to handing out Spartan condoms ("Prepare for glory," read the packaging) and a DVD of the "300" trailer that was a sensation at last year's Comic-Con International in San Diego. Inserted at the 1:52 mark is an image of Rorschach, the hero with an inkblot mask, a trench coat and hat, with a gray city behind him. According to sources, the shot is a test image of what that character might look like. At this point, the movie is not greenlighted, nor is it cast.

Street Wise knew of the insert but was asked not to disclose it. The trailer was in the hands of viewers for about a week before someone noticed it and posted it on YouTube.

Adapting "Watchmen" has stymied such filmmakers as Darren Aronofsky and Paul Greengrass and such studios as Universal and Paramount. The scope and density of the source material -- the only graphic novel Time Magazine listed among the 100 best novels since 1923 -- is vast and budgetary concerns were among the reasons the project was put into turnaround by Paramount in early 2005.

"To do it right, you need a huge budget," an insider said.

Sources said Snyder's vision for the movie would have the project in the $150 million range. The studio, on the other hand, wants to keep it less than $100 million. Snyder's "300," based on another award-winning comic book, cost about $65 million to make and grossed $70 million during the weekend, breaking records and surprising many at the studio.

Parece-me um obstáculo difícil de contornar mas vamos a ver...

Wickedbug · Post by **Wickedbug** » March 13th, 2007, 9:42 pm

50 milhões é muito dinheiro, vamos la ver como se porta o 300 nas proximas semanas.

Já agora, quem gostavam de ver como Rorschac?

paupau · Post by **paupau** » March 13th, 2007, 9:50 pm

O Borrão Humano, como nunca se vê a cara, punham a voz do Davis Hayter. O Mr. Manhattan,como será CGI, punham a voz do Ian Mckellen. E o Ozimandias podia ser o Owen Wilson, que tem jeito pa fazer de mimado. Com corpo CGI, claro.

E daí talvez não.

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » March 13th, 2007, 10:30 pm

Yah. E a Oprah Winfrey devia fazer de Richard Nixon.
E quem não concorda comigo é porque é machista e racista.

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » March 14th, 2007, 2:01 am

Oh pá... Oh pá!
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=104931

NEWSRAMA: Besides Hellboy what has been necessary for your work in terms of reading comics?

Ron Perlman: Well, Frank Darabont is a really close friend of Guillermo’s and they share a boyish passion for comic books. The first time I ever met Frank was in a comic book store here on Melrose in Los Angeles. In aisle three we had a long, wonderful meeting and he told me I had to read League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and everything that Alan Moore wrote. Then Watchmen came up because [Hellboy producers] Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin have the rights to make the film version of that. They were pushing for me to play the Comedian.

Wickedbug · Post by **Wickedbug** » March 14th, 2007, 8:13 pm

Apesar de já ser um heroi no cinema era uma grande escolha. Também conseguia ver o Jack Nocholson no papel apesar de estar um pouco velho.

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » March 19th, 2007, 4:04 pm

Eis um video com o Zack Snyder a ser entervistado sobre o projecto:
http://www.reelzchannel.com/moviedetail ... ipid=18326
Vem tudo na linha do que ele tem dito. É curioso ver como ele está realmente empenhado em adaptar a parte do "Tales of the Black Freighter". Cá para mim esse material vai ficar guardado para um eventual DC...

Em relação à imagem que postei na página anterior e ao Ron Pearlman:
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20507

Exclusive: Watching The Watchmen
Zack Snyder updates Empire...

Speaking exclusively to Empire at the UK premiere of his record-smashing epic 300, Zack Snyder – a man who lives in a world where everything is “awesome!” – had a few words to say about his confirmed next project, Watchmen. When asked whether the successes of the last week have helped to push the project – still in the pre-production stages – towards that all important green light, his reply was simple: “Well, I hope they do. I really don’t know what else to do!”.

As Watchmen is arguably the most talked about and revered graphic novel of all time, taking it to the screen is a huge undertaking, but Snyder is already busy at work. It was only last week that an image of the masked Rorschach appeared on the web:

“That’s actually Wes Coller who’s one of the Associate Producers on 300”, revealed Snyder, when asked about the test shot. “So, we were knocking around the office and I told him to put an overcoat on and I took a picture. We then took it outside to Grant Freckelton (300’s Visual Effects Art Director) who was having his lunch, and I asked him to knock it up for me. Put the Empire State Building there, put the moon there…it’s a start, but it was really just for fun.”

The vital casting of Watchmen has been plagued by so many rumours it’s a wonder even Snyder knows what’s going on. Following the denial of Tom Cruise’s involvement in the project, the latest name to surface is Ron Perlman, who’s rumoured to be heading for the role of The Comedian. Hellboy in Watchmen? “Awesome! I love Ron Perlman. I don’t know if that’s going to happen, but it would be cool. Awesome!”

“There are a lot of people interested and there are a lot of people ready to announce. I’m not going to say any names yet, but it’ll be soon…very soon”.

Argaroth01 · Post by **Argaroth01** » March 19th, 2007, 9:02 pm

Wickedbug wrote:Apesar de já ser um heroi no cinema era uma grande escolha. Também conseguia ver o Jack Nocholson no papel apesar de estar um pouco velho.

Perfeito, perfeito, acho que seria o "Crazy" Mel (Gibson). Mas Ron Perlman tb seria uma escolha inspirada.

Borreicho · Post by **Borreicho** » May 23rd, 2007, 10:53 am

With director Zack Snyder gearing up to shoot Watchmen later this year in Vancouver, there are now rumors about who may have won the lead roles in the long-awaited big-screen version of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons graphic novel.

According to Ain't It Cool News, three stars have been aligned for the movie. The site claims that Keanu Reeves will play Dr. Jon Osterman, a.k.a. the god-like Dr. Manhattan. Reeves is a self-proclaimed comic book fan who wanted to play Wolverine in the X-Men movies and was once rumored for the Silver Surfer.

Another comic book fan/movie star may be joining Reeves in the cast. Jude Law will supposedly play Adrian Veidt a.k.a. Ozymandias, which is not very shocking since Law has been publicly lobbying to be in Watchmen long before Snyder boarded the project. It is said that Law even sports a Watchmen tattoo!

Finally, Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy, Little Children) is reportedly going to play Dan Dreiberg, a.k.a. Nite Owl II, arguably the central protagonist in the ensemble.

No word yet on who may fill the other roles, particularly the masked vigilante Rorschach, but 300's Gerard Butler has long been rumored for the Comedian.

Strangelove · Post by **Strangelove** » May 23rd, 2007, 12:31 pm

Ah, o canasträo Keanu!

Quanto aos outros dois parecem-me bem!

Já o realizador...

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » May 23rd, 2007, 6:54 pm

Bem vistas a coisas, o K. Reeves até se enquadra bem no papel...
O Patrick Wilson apareceu vindo do nada mas realmente ele é a cara chapada do Night Owl II. Talvez apenas um pouco jovem demais.

Wickedbug · Post by **Wickedbug** » May 27th, 2007, 3:59 pm

Bem vistas a coisas, o K. Reeves até se enquadra bem no papel...

Uma coisa é um actor fazer-se passar por inexpressivo e desconectado do mundo, outra é isso sair-lhe naturalmente

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » May 27th, 2007, 5:02 pm

Precisamente. Quanto mais natural sair, mais credível será.

Cheira-me a Óscar.

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » June 8th, 2007, 10:43 pm

http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles ... tory.jhtml

UNIVERSAL CITY, California — A few weeks back, we broke the bad news from Gerard Butler on the MTV Movies Blog that his post-"300" schedule was looking too tight to squeeze in an appearance in "The Watchmen." But this week, director Zack Snyder assured us that he'll get his Spartan leading man into the highly anticipated comic book flick somehow.

"Yeah, we'll find a spot for him," Snyder told us on the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards (see "MTV Movie Awards Get Dirty: Baron Cohen, Ferrell Mash; Rihanna Sizzles; Silverman Says 'Bleep!' " and "Jessica Biel, Jay-Z, More Go Casual-Chic On Anything-Goes Movie Awards Red Carpet"). "They'll let him [off the other sets for a while]; he's not gonna get out that easy."

The red-hot director, intent on using his newfound Hollywood clout to stay true to Alan Moore's refreshingly dark comic classic, also offered a promising non-denial regarding rumors that names like Jude Law, Keanu Reeves and Patrick Wilson had been offered roles. "Um — you know what? I would say 'No,' but then you'd call me later and go like, 'Dude, what are you doing?' " Snyder laughed. "I don't know who's leaking this stuff, but they're good."

Snyder is hard at work finalizing his shooting script, casting A-list stars and defending his vision against the suits who'd make the story of hunted superheroes somewhat cheerier (see "Director Zack Snyder On 'Watchmen' Flick: 'I Don't Wanna Screw It Up' "). As he does so, he told us that he's most looking forward to shooting the opening scene of the flick. "At the beginning of the movie there's a character called the Comedian," Snyder said of the ill-fated former hero whose murder begins the story. "He gets in a fight with a guy that we don't know who it is, and [the Comedian] gets thrown out a window. That's what I'm working on right now, and it's pretty intense."(...)

Edward Brock · Post by **Edward Brock** » June 30th, 2007, 9:13 pm

Bem, não tenho actualizado o tópico, o que não quer dizer que tenham havido novidades entretanto. Muito pelo contrário.

O Keanu Reeves foi descartado por alegadamente ter pedido um salário muito acima daquilo a que os produtores estariam dispostos a pagar. Para o seu lugar como Dr. Manhattan fala-se agora no Jason Patric.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33045

Fala-se também muito no trio de Little Children: Patrick Wilson, Kate Winslet e Jackie Earle Haley, para os papeis de Nite Owl II, Silk Spectre e, claro, Rorschach.
http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=10741

Entretanto o John Cusack mostrou interesse no papel de Nite Owl II (o sonho de muitos fãs) mas tudo aponta para que já vá atrasado para a festa pois o Patrick Wilson parece, neste altura, a maior certeza em relação ao elenco.
http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5849

A grande surpresa vem, no entanto, por parte do Comedian que deverá ser interpretado por... Thomas Jane.
http://www.superherohype.com/news/watch ... hp?id=5937