Watch the Watchmen in four different formats

by Rob on June 24th, 2008

 

silkspectrefull.jpgForget Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, 2009 will be the year of the superheroes: the movie version of Alan Moore’s legendary graphic novel, Watchmen, will be released March 6th, 2009. Originally released as a comic book series from 1986 to 1987, the Watchmen revolves around Rorschach, a retired superhero who re-connects with his old super buddies in order to solve the murder of their mutual friend, Edward Blake. The complex plot then jumps time, location and universes until its thrilling conclusion.

As the only comic to win a Hugo award for best piece of science fiction or fantasy, the original is an indisputable masterpiece. As such, anticipation is high in nerd land. Should director Zack Synder’s (300) adaptation not be up to snuff, expect your keyboard to heat up: the Internet to burn with fury.

For now, filming finished in Vancouver on February 18th, 2008. The latest news is that not only will the big screen version be around three hours, there’ll also be a separately released, hour and a half DVD, Tales of the Black Freighter; that deals with a sub plot of the original comic. After that, there’ll eventually be a four and a half hour director’s cut version of the film, separately released as well. Film geeks will get their special features and Warner will make a heap: everybody wins.

Before you shell out, join the hype parade and visit the official website and YouTube channel for regular updates:
http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com

http://youtube.com/watchmenmovie

 

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