In theatres March 6, 2009
A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, "Watchmen" is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clock - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - moves closer to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the outlawed but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a disbanded group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.
Their mission is to watch over humanity... but who is watching the Watchmen?
"Watchmen" is directed by Zack Snyder ("300") and produced by Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay is by David Hayter and Alex Tse, based upon the graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics. Herbert W. Gains and Thomas Tull are the executive producers, with Wesley Coller serving as co-producer. Playing the film's core group of "Masks," the adventurers at the center of the story, are Malin Akerman ("27 Dresses") as Laurie Jupiter, aka Silk Spectre II; Billy Crudup ("The Good Shepherd") as Jon Osterman, aka Dr. Manhattan; Matthew Goode ("Match Point") as Adrian Veidt, aka Ozymandias; Carla Gugino ("Night at the Museum") as Sally Jupiter, aka Silk Spectre; Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley ("Little Children") as Walter Kovacs, aka Rorschach; Jeffrey Dean Morgan (TV's "Grey's Anatomy") as Edward Blake, aka The Comedian; and Patrick Wilson ("Little Children") as Dan Dreiberg, aka Nite Owl II.
Joining Snyder behind the scenes were director of photography Larry Fong ("300"), production designer Alex McDowell ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"), editor William Hoy ("300"), costume designer Michael Wilkinson ("300"), and visual effects supervisor John "DJ" DesJardin ("The Kingdom"). The music is by Tyler Bates ("300"). Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures present, in Association with Legendary Pictures, a Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Production, a Zack Snyder Film, "Watchmen," based on the award-winning graphic novel.
"Watchmen" will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures and internationally by Paramount Pictures. The film has been rated R by the MPAA for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language.
Hey Watchmen Fans...just how much of a fan are YOU?!
ForYourImagination.com has created a webisode of "Kyle Picoolo: Comic Shop Therapist" that have subtle Watchmen references (both static AND interactive!) How good are you? There are 16 (perhaps a bonus 17 for those rabid fans) Watchmen references and 8 of them are interactive (you can mouse click on them). Just click on the link below and have some fun!
Here is the list of Watchmen references from the video:
1. ticking clock like the Watchmen Armageddon clock
2. "owl" reference (how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop... ) subtle reference to Owl Man
3. 369 is USA Watchmen movie release date
4. customer is rorschach-like
5. pirates (versus ninjas) comic like the parallel pirate story in the graphic novel
6. Watchmen action figures in glass case behind customer
7. Kyle's solution to customer's problem is "The Question is wrong" - The character of Rorschach is based on an old character called "The Question"
8. Watchmen books on the shelves in one of the "extras" shots
Plus the following are the "interactive" (clickable) hidden elements. These are somewhat random and each item does not always appear so it is good to use the other list as a base and have these items be valid answers as well. Know what I mean?
Interactive (Clickable) Elements
9. Graffiti under the clock with WATCHMEN quotes
10. Wolverine poster on the door that leads to the stock room becomes a WATCHMEN poster
11. Watchmen poster appears behind customer
12. Thor book becomes a WATCHMEN book behind Kyle and Doucheus
13. Red sign next to cash register changes to WATCHMEN specific messages ("No Masked Vigilantes" or "Who Watches the Watchmen")
14. Obama book behind Kyle Becomes a WATCHMEN book
15. In shot of customer, one of several symbols representing the WATCHMEN characters shows up.
16. At the end the character symbols show up under the clock instead of the graffiti
And finally - for crazy fans who know way too much - this wasn't something we intended but you might want to count it for extra credit. In the credits you'll see that the last name of the actor that plays the customer "Rory" in this episode is the same as the last name of the guy who did the color of the graphic novel: Higgins. Coincidence? Or all part of a master plan...
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