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Watchmen

Uncle Feedle said:
There's no way they will be able to cram this into 2-3 hours, at least not in any form that does the story justice. It's just too complex and deep.
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Also, it's an ensemble cast where the characters are often at different places and different times. It would be difficult to do in a single movie. A 2-part epic would be best, I think. That should doable if they shave down some things (I loved The Black Freighter but, let's face it ladies and gents, it ain't gonna make the final cut in anything aside from a cameo).


With regards to Hayter's script above, I have some extreme reservations with the changes made to the ending.
 
Tse's script has the about the same ending and I have about the same (I assume) reservations...
 
Vorticity said:
I agree completely. But the guy they selected is still much too young. That's why I suggested Viggo Mortensen for Ozymandias.

Of course, I'm sure they'll pick the wrong people for the other roles as well.

Brad Pitt as Dreiberg
Elijah Wood as Rorschach

Some goddamned thing like that...
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How about...

Clint Howard or Willem Dafoe as Rorschach
Alfred Molina as the Comedian
Tom Hanks as Nite Owl
Ewan McGregor as Ozymandias
Lawrence Fishburne as Dr. Manhattan
 
Uncle Feedle said:
There's no way they will be able to cram this into 2-3 hours, at least not in any form that does the story justice. It's just too complex and deep. I favour a LOTR-style trilogy (or possibly a mega-budget, 12-part mini series).
As a superhero film, it would have to be unlike any other, with no-holds-barred brutal, realistic violence and the casting of mature, seasoned actors - REAL actors, not Hollywood A-list beautiful people. It might even benefit from using unknowns.
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A 12-episode HBO series would really be the way to go, I think. One episode per issue.
 
A animated or live action series wouldn't be a bad option at all. As long as they don't stray away from the source material and there is no reason to in this case.
 
Thanz said:
How about...

Clint Howard or Willem Dafoe as Rorschach
Alfred Molina as the Comedian
Tom Hanks as Nite Owl
Ewan McGregor as Ozymandias
Lawrence Fishburne as Dr. Manhattan
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Good list. It got me curious, and I wandered around the internet looking for tidbits about who has supposedly been "unofficially cast" for the upcoming Zach Snyder production of Watchmen. The consensus seems to be:

Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach
Ron Perlman as the Comedian
Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl
Mathew Goode as Ozymandias
Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan
Malin Akerman as Laurie Juspeczyk

http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2007/07/wilson_is_watchmens_nite_owl.html
http://www.mania.com/55327.html

A mixed bag. Haley and Perlman should be great. Wilson and Goode are too young and pretty. Crudup should be good with his deadpan stare. I wonder what he'll look like with a shaved head. I don't know anything about Akerman.
 
Overman said:
Tse's script has the about the same ending and I have about the same (I assume) reservations...
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That turns Veidt into a megalomoniacal dictator who uses an orbiting satellite to keep the world leaders and his beck-and-call behind the scenes?
 
Here's a pic of my right arm. :D
 

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Thanks! I have Spider-Man on the other arm. I think I like this one better. I considered getting Rorschach but couldn't think of a design that I liked. Be sure to post a pic of yours when you get it!
 
Pretty solid discussion with minimal flaming going on here about if Adrian Viedt should live or die....
 
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