Who watches the WATCHMEN?

[Gevaudan]

:)2009 is packed with a roster of blockbuster releases. But before G.I. Joe, Harry Potter 6 and Transformers 2 there will be The Watchmen.

:)Without question the first big blockbuster release of 2009, THE WATCHMEN is based on the popular graphic novel by comics legend Alan Moore. It was originally published as a 12 issue limited series under the DC banner.

:)The film is directed by Zack Snyder(300) and will star Billy Crudup and Malin Akerman. IMHO: Snyder did a hell of a job directing and capturing the 300's essence on film which makes him the perfect director to do Watchmen.

:)Local release is on March 04, 2009 simultaneous with the US.

:)Here's the official link and check out the cool trailer.
watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/ <-please note though released by Warner Bros. in the US, in the Philippines it will be under UIP, the same guys who will give us TF2 and GI Joe.

Here's a short synopsis taken from wikipedia:
Watchmen is set in 1985, in an alternate history of the United States where costumed adventurers are real and the country is edging closer to a nuclear war with the Soviet Union; throughout the books, the Doomsday Clock is shown gradually ticking towards midnight. It tells the story of a group of past and present heroes and superheroes and the events surrounding the mysterious murder of one of their own. Watchmen depicts heroes as real people who must confront ethical and personal issues, who struggle with neuroses and failings, and who—with one notable exception—lack anything immediately recognizable as accepted 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.

:)BTW: gotta dig the trailer music by smashing pumpkins