Watchmen Trailer
Of those starring in The Watchmen are Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson — not two actors you’d expect to see as superheroes, so I’m really excited for this movie. According to Wikipedia, The Watchmen “remains the only graphic novel to win a Hugo Award. . . and is also the only graphic novel to appear on Time Magazine’s 2005 list of “the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.” I may have to check it out before seeing the movie. Also from Wikipedia:
Watchmen depicts superheroes as real people who must confront ethical and personal issues, who struggle with neuroses and failings, and who —with one notable exception—lack anything recognizable as super powers. Watchmen’s deconstruction of the conventional superhero archetype, combined with its innovative adaptation of cinematic techniques and heavy use of symbolism, multi-layered dialogue, and metafiction, has influenced both comics and film.
Now the casting of Morgan (Edward Blake/The Comedian) and Wilson (Nite Owl) makes much more sense and I can see either of them portraying these kinds of characters with aplomb (not to mention the eye candy factor…). I even kind of like Silk Spectre’s costume, it seems no more ridiculous than her male counterparts, especially the blue glowy dude in the speedo (Doctor Manhattan, played by Billy Crudup). Watch the trailer below:
I really like this trailer. The only casting choice that left me cold was the actor playing Ozymandias. I think Nite Owl looks pretty awesome. Rorschach is going to wipe the floor with them all, though.
This is one of the coolest trailers I’ve seen in a long time. I never read Watchmen, though it’s been recommended to me many times. I’m debating whether to read the book first, or go in fresh–I tend to enjoy movies more if I don’t know what’s going to happen. And I don’t recognize ANY of these actors, which is great, because I go in with fewer expectations.
I read the watchmen many, many times. Lisa, I can send you mine if you want to read it.