Watchmen

Synopsis

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 share past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the Watchmen?

Latest Updates

The Wait is Over! Watchmen Director's Cut on DVD & Blu-ray July 21st, 2009!

Published on: June 13, 2009

By: UltraNystedt
movieset.com

Fans of both the Movie and the comic book alike will be clamoring for the release of The Watchmen Director's Cut on DVD & Blu-ray July 21st, 2009! Jam packed with tons of bonus material including:

- An additional 25 min of film
- Director walk-ons with scene analysis
- Photo galleries of production stills and storyboards
- Side-by-side comparisons of the graphic novel to the film
- And much Much more!
The Watchmen Director's Cut is not to be missed!

Read more about The Watchmen Director's Cut here.

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Watchmen "Owl Ship" Lands at Universal City Walk

Published on: March 9, 2009

The Owl Ship—the unique mode of transportation seen in the new movie—“Watchmen” will be on display at Universal City Walk from Thursday afternoon through Sunday, March 8. The model, used in the making of the movie, will be in front of the AMC Theatres, where “Watchmen” begins showing at midnight, Thursday March 5. Visitors to City Walk will be able to go right up to the door and look into the Owl Ship, whose electronics will be on and functioning

In “Watchmen,” the flying Owl Ship is an engineering marvel that was created by the character known as Nite Owl, who named it Archimedes, nicknamed “Archie.” The Nite Owl used the Owl Ship to help him patrol the streets and combat crime.

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 uncovers 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 from a screenplay by David Hayter and Alex Tse, based on the graphic novel co-created by Dave Gibbons, published by DC Comics. The film is produced by Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, and Deborah Snyder. Herbert W. Gains and Thomas Tull are the executive producers, with Wes Coller serving as co-producer. The film stars Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson.

Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures present, in Association with Legendary Pictures, a Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Production, a Zack Snyder Film, “Watchmen,” being distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures and internationally by Paramount Pictures.

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MovieSet Watchmen Contest!

Published on: March 5, 2009

Watchmen Movie Contest

Early Watchmen movie contest feedback suggests that the contest is tough! We agree - the answers are pretty obscure unless you are a super-fan of The Watchmen.

Contest Info

Like Nietzsche says, “What does not kill me, makes me stronger.” So with this in mind, here’s a few clarifications:

1) the trailer before the video is not *the* video - watch the whole video after the trailer to spot any references to The Watchmen

2) there are 16 total references and you only need 5 to enter - Note: some clues are even clickable to help find more info

3) to enter, write down the references you spotted and email the list to watchmen-contest@movieset.com - along with your name, mailing address and birthday

Here's Shaun and Eric to explain the contest:

Contest Hints

To make the contest easier for new fans of The Watchmen, we’ll offer 1 reference answer per day for the rest of the week. That means you only have to spot a couple yourself - follow us on Twitter @movieset for hints.

Remember, you can also enter by mailing a postcard with your info.

More Watchmen

The movie is released in North American on March 6, 2009 but reviews of the Watchmen and bonus content abound at fansites and plus info about Watchmen at IMDB.

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