Watchmen (D: Snyder)
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Originally posted by Dr. DVD
AICN doesn't always have the right scoop when it comes to movies.
AICN doesn't always have the right scoop when it comes to movies.
Like, Daredevil, this falls under the category for me, of comic books I love but NEVER EVER want to see made into a movie. It just doesn't translate well into a movie. The story is WAY too rich, & complex to be made into 1 movie that could do it justice.
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Originally posted by Sessa17
Yeah, I'll believe this when it's actually confirmed. This is the same website that had an article that had him as the director of the new Batman movie.
Yeah, I'll believe this when it's actually confirmed. This is the same website that had an article that had him as the director of the new Batman movie.
Also, Darren was supposed to adapt Batman: Year One, a straight adaptation of Frank Miller's comic, but said he'd do it after he finishedThe Fountain (though Brad Pitt's spanner in that movie's works held up his schedule a bit). AICN wasn't the only 'news source' reporting that, you can do a search.
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Originally posted by Dr. DVD
AICN doesn't always have the right scoop when it comes to movies.
AICN doesn't always have the right scoop when it comes to movies.
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I also noticed it said that this will happen after Aronofsky finishes The Fountain. Is that still going ahead since he's lost Brad Pitt? WB put the kaibosh on that a while ago even as sets were being built in Australia, didn't they?
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A Watchmen movie would have been interesting, but I believe that the time for it has come and gone.
I imagine it'll be updated. So I'm figuring everyone'll be afraid of Terrorists rather than the Russians. But I wonder if it'll still end with
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I imagine it'll be updated. So I'm figuring everyone'll be afraid of Terrorists rather than the Russians. But I wonder if it'll still end with
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Originally posted by Sessa17
The story is WAY too rich, & complex to be made into 1 movie that could do it justice.
The story is WAY too rich, & complex to be made into 1 movie that could do it justice.
Bad, bad idea...
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When I saw the thread title, I thought to myself "No. Stop. Don't."
When I clicked on the thread and saw who was supposedly directing, I thought to myself "Well, that's not entirely bad..."
When I realized that this film will never [and should never] get made, I stopped thinking to myself...
When I clicked on the thread and saw who was supposedly directing, I thought to myself "Well, that's not entirely bad..."
When I realized that this film will never [and should never] get made, I stopped thinking to myself...
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Originally posted by Sessa17
Yeah, I'll believe this when it's actually confirmed. This is the same website that had an article that had him as the director of the new Batman movie.
Yeah, I'll believe this when it's actually confirmed. This is the same website that had an article that had him as the director of the new Batman movie.
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I've always wanted a Watchmen movie, but I just think it's a bad idea now. The time for good comic book movies has come and gone, and all the new ones are just studios cashing in on the success of Spiderman and Xmen so they can kill the genre and move on to whatever's next on the bandwagon. If they're making it because they really love the story and all that, then great, but I highly doubt it. Alls they see is dollar signs.
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Originally posted by Corvin
What exactly is Watchmen?
What exactly is Watchmen?
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Originally posted by Corvin
What exactly is Watchmen?
What exactly is Watchmen?
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re: Watchmen (D: Snyder)
Originally posted by DonnachaOne
Darren Aronofsky.
It's AICN, so have your grains of salt at the ready...
It's AICN, so have your grains of salt at the ready...
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Bad idea. This wonderful comic would never work as a two hour movie. A mini series on HBO or something might be possible but not a movie. I would hate to see what is one of the best comics ever written turned into a bad movie.
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Terry Gilliam is the only director I would want to see to do this, since he was dedicated to keeping the comic book intact, and would only do it if he could do it as a 12 movie at the very least.
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I would like Aronofsky to get another film going, but I doubt he could make a go of it with this project. I think Gilliam has said the only way Watchmen would work is as a 10-hour mini-series with a $100 million budget. I guess HBO would be the only station to take that on.
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I hope he makes extensive use of his hip-hop editing.
I'd love to see a good version of this, but I'm doubtful that it can be made into a good movie.
Great book. It about time I take it off the shelf for another read.
I'd love to see a good version of this, but I'm doubtful that it can be made into a good movie.
Great book. It about time I take it off the shelf for another read.
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I can't wait for when the movie finally hits screens, and I can read Harry's review, prefaced by his tale about how he suffered from chronic diarrhea one Winter and by reading Watchmen on the can, he was able to overcome his dibilating disease and that Watchmen has held a special case in his heart ever since. After all, how many of these latter-day poseur fans can brag that Watchmen has healed their bowels?