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L.A. Times - Gold Derby - Oscar & Awards Blog | March 09, 2009
'Watchmen' could still win awards
...to life. It's as though they are jumping out of the pages of the book. Watchmen is good enough to compete with The Dark Knight for best comic book film ever. I'm not sure which I would pick. I think they are tied. It is an experience...
In this article: Watchmen, Academy Awards, 300, Zack Snyder, RSS, Facebook, MTV Movie Awards, The Dark Knight, and Howard the Duck
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Independent.ie | July 09, 2009
Don't believe the hype
...almost a billion dollars. More recently it could be argued that Zack Snyder's Watchmen, which was released earlier this year, was not helped by a carefully engineered studio buzz campaign prior to its release. Brief clips and widely...
In this article: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, George Lucas, Bruno, Frank Herbert, Bruce Willis, Hudson Hawk, Pork pie, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Zack Snyder
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Wired: Underwire | March 12, 2009
Cult Status, Comic Sales Could Boost <cite>Watchmen</cite> Box Office
...has most likely accelerated since the film's opening. Watchmen entered USA Today's Top 150 in 2008 shortly after its trailer premiered during screenings of The Dark Knight last July. Since then, sales skyrocketed into the Top 10. After the...
In this article: The Dark Knight, Watchmen, X Men, Dave Gibbons, Zack Snyder, Wired.com, DC Comics, Alan Moore, and Donnie Darko
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Roger Ebert | March 13, 2009
Watchmen / **** (R)
...and Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley). by Roger Ebert After the revelation of The Dark Knight, here is Watchmen, another bold exercise in the liberation of the superhero movie. It s a compelling visceral film sound, images and characters...
In this article: Dr. Manhattan, Billy Crudup, Hermes, Dog, Zeus, Richard Nixon, Carla Gugino, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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Reuters | March 04, 2009
Watchmen looks to conquer mainstream audiences
...that is made for fanboys as much as this movie? Probably not," Snyder said. But box office analysts say the film faces challenges to reach a mainstream audience. Unlike 2008 top grossing Batman movie "The Dark Knight," the film was given a...
In this article: Zack Snyder, Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre, Rorschach, Batman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Media by Numbers, and Box Office Mojo
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Rotten Tomatoes: News | August 21, 2008
The 'Watchmen' war: Fanboys furious with Fox 'Watchmen', Movie Biz Hollywood Insider EW.com
Someguy you say that Alan Moore has "spoken out against this movie". This is true but Alan Moore hasn't seen or read anything about Snyder's adaptation of Watchmen. Alan Moore, while he is a creative genius, is a crumudgeon who is angry...
In this article: Alan Moore, Wolverine, Warner Bros., Richard Nixon, Zack Snyder, Watchmen, and Hugh Jackman
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | February 27, 2009
Watchmen returns: The 20-year struggle to bring a cult classic to the big screen
...Fox finally settled for an 8.5 per cent share of the film's gross. The case for Watchmen was strengthened by the success of last year's Batman sequel The Dark Knight. Moody, critically acclaimed, and two-and-a-half hours long, Christopher...
In this article: Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Zack Snyder, Sam Hamm, Frank Miller, Clay Enos, Hollywood, Batman, and Lawrence Gordon
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boston.com - Latest movie news | March 03, 2009
`Watchmen' sequel seems unlikely to some
While a possible prequel about the Minutemen -- the superhero team that came before the Watchmen -- may make financial sense, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays seasoned "Watchmen" superhero The Comedian, says it would be creative suicide.
In this article: Watchmen, Warner Bros., Zack Snyder, Billy Crudup, Alan Moore, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and E-mail
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L.A. Times - Gold Derby - Oscar & Awards Blog | February 25, 2009
Can 'Watchmen' win over the Oscars?
..."The Dark Knight" and other popcorn pix get secondary notice. "Watchmen" is directed by Zack Snyder, who co-wrote and helmed the technically innovative "300" two years ago. For his efforts, he won a Saturn Award from the sci-fi crowd and...
In this article: Academy Awards, 300, Zack Snyder, The Dark Knight, RSS, Facebook, Heath Ledger, and Teen Choice Awards
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Watchmen is a 2009 film adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' 1986 comic book limited series Watchmen. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film stars Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matthew Goode, Stephen McHattie and Carla Gugino. Set in 1985, the film follows a group of former vigilantes as war begins to break out between the United States and the Soviet Union. The film began shooting in Vancouver in September 2007 for release on March 6, 2009. Like his previous film 300, Snyder closely modeled his storyboards on the comic, but unlike 300, he chose not to shoot all of Watchmen using chroma key.
Following the series' publication, the film adaptation was mired in development hell. Producer Lawrence Gordon began developing the project at 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. with producer Joel Silver and director Terry Gilliam, the latter eventually deeming the complex novel unfilmable. During the 2000s, Gordon and Lloyd Levin collaborated with Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures to produce a script by David Hayter (who set it in modern times). Darren Aronofsky and Paul Greengrass were attached to Paramount's project, before it was canceled over budget disputes. The project returned to Warner Bros., where Snyder was hired to direct (Paramount remained as international distributor). Fox is now suing Gordon for failing to pay a buy-out in 1991, which enabled him to develop the film at the other studios.
- Name:
- Watchmen
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Release Date:
- March 06, 2009
- Directed By:
- Zack Snyder
- Produced by:
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- Lloyd Levin
- Lawrence Gordon
- Deborah Snyder
- Written By:
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- Alex Kurtzman
- Alan Moore
- Screenplay:
- (uncredited)
- David Hayter
- Alex Tse
- Roberto Orci
- Dave Gibbons
- Comic Book:
- Starring:
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- Patrick Wilson
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan
- Matthew Goode
- Billy Crudup
- Jackie Earle Haley
- Malin Akerman
- Cinematography:
- Larry Fong
- Music By:
- Tyler Bates
- Distributed By:
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- Paramount Pictures
- Warner Bros.
- International:
- North America:
- Language:
- English
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