Watchmen FINALLY gets casted

[The Valeyard]

And here we go.....

BIG-SCREEN WATCHMEN's FIRST CASTINGS

According to both of today’s Hollywood trades, the long-awaited big-screen adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Watchman has the first additions to its cast, and they are Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Malin Akerman. Zack Snyder 300 directs.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, "Set in an alternate America, 'Watchmen' follows costumed hero Rorschach, who is living a vigilante lifestyle because most masked heroes have retired or been outlawed. While investigating a murder, Rorschach learns that a former masked-hero colleague has been killed, prompting him to begin investigating a possible conspiracy."

Haley - best known for this roles as a teen in Breaking Away and The Bad News Bears before mounting a comeback with his Oscar-nominated role in Little Children will play Walter Kovacs, aka Rorschach, "who ignores the ban on costumed vigilantes."

Crudup (Almost Famous, long-time voice of the Mastercard “Priceless” commercials) will play Dr. Manhattan, "a superpowered being with godlike powers and temperament."

Akerman will play Laurie Juspeczyk/the Silk Spectre, "who is involved with Dr. Manhattan -- but that relationship begins to fall apart as he becomes more disconnected from humanity."

Goode will play Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias, "a costumed adventurer who retired voluntarily, disclosed his identity and built a large fortune. He hatches a plot to avert a global catastrophe he believes will be caused by Dr. Manhattan."

Wilson will play the Nite-Owl, "a crime-fighter who uses technical wizardry and has an owl-shaped flying vehicle."

Morgan will play the Comedian, "a cigar-chomping, gun-toting vigilante-turned-paramilitary agent."

Shooting is set to start this fall in Vancouver, with Snyder reportedly employing many of the filming techniques he used for his adaptation of 300.

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122573

[LorenzoL]

Zack Snyder talks Watchmen

[calhoun07]

Originally Posted by LorenzoL

Zack Snyder talks Watchmen

In all due respect, I would never have found out about this casting news if it wasn't for the new thread.

I guess I just don't understand why it's frowned upon to create a new thread when a major development like this takes place. The previous thread is about the discussion to make this into a movie. Why bury a major announcement like this there?

[The Valeyard]

Originally Posted by calhoun07

In all due respect, I would never have found out about this casting news if it wasn't for the new thread.

I guess I just don't understand why it's frowned upon to create a new thread when a major development like this takes place. The previous thread is about the discussion to make this into a movie. Why bury a major announcement like this there?

Agreed.

Over in the Twilight Zone Series DVD Thread, someone posted the news that the Twilight Zone Movie was coming out on DVD. Everyone started complaining that it should have it's own Thread because it was so easy to miss.

[JumpCutz]

Great news that this movie is finally getting cast.

[fmian]

Is this supposed to be a comdey?
I got a Mystery Men vibe from the cast/character descriptions.

[Patman]

Patrick Wilson would be better suited as Ozymandias in the looks department, as would Brad Pitt or even Josh Lucas.

Night Owl should have been played by someone like Phillip Seymour Hoffman, someone with some paunch to his stature, anyone but Patrick Wilson.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan seems too sympathetic looking to be the Comedian. A grizzled Bruce Campbell would have been cool.

Billy Crudup is a little short to be playing Dr. Manhattan, doesn't possess enough gravitas for the role. I would have gone with someone like Billy Zane or ....

Goode seems out of place in this cast, don't like him casted as Ozymandias.

Don't think I'll like Ackerman as Laurie, I would have preferred a true brunette in the role, maybe that looks more like Robin Tunney or Amanda Peet.

I do like Haley as Rorshach, though.