Watchmen

Watchmen "Owl Ship" Lands at Universal City Walk

         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!

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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Interview with Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan's career began to soar once he landed a guest role on Grey's Anatomy (TV). The 42 year old actor now finds himself landing sought-after roles such as Edward Blake a.k.a. The Comedian in the graphic novel adaptation Watchmen.

Edward Blake is a disreputable and chauvinistic ex-superhero who is murdered which drives his former colleague, a masked vigilante named Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley), to begin investigations of the culprit. Slowly we can see it leads to a much more terrifying conclusion.

Morgan talks a little bit about his career and this new DC comic adaption. Watchmen is out in a couple days!

"...I thought it was the coolest-looking costume – but man, it was the most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever worn. I remember I was sitting in a chair at one stage, reading the paper before my next scene, and when I had to get up I couldn’t … I couldn’t get out of the chair!..."

Read the full interview here.

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'Watchmen' director Zack Snyder discusses his latest comic book adaptation

Director Zack Snyder has spoken with IF Magazine about his latest adaptation 'Watchmen'. Snyder talks about the challenges from adapting a comic thought to be an unadaptable graphic novel, and describes his directorial process as 'weird'. He also talks about the comic book fans, his favorite character and what his dream film might be... 'Watchmen' stars Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson. 'Watchmen' is out in theaters now.

"...he cool thing for them seeing the movie, at this point in popular culture, would be like reading the graphic novel when it first came out in 1985. You read every comic book, and you read WATCHMEN and it f*cks you up. You think it’s the FANTASTIC FOUR, and it’s not. So [people will now] go to the movie [thinking] it’s like BATMAN on steroids, “let’s go see it,” and I hope it will f*ck them p in the same way..."

Read the full interview here.

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Magic, not movies, for Moore

The Los Angeles Times chats with "Watchmen" graphic novel author Alan Moore about his plans to bring the epic superhero story to big screens this spring. Moore chats also talks about the adaptions of the novel, the legal matters and his reputation for being recluse. Watchmen is due in theaters March 2009 and stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley and Patrick Wilson.

"...Will the film even be coming out? There are these legal problems now, which I find wonderfully ironic. Perhaps it's been cursed from afar, from England. And I can tell you that I will also be spitting venom all over it for months to come..."

Read the full article here.

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Kevin Smith says Snyder pulled it off with Watchmen

Comis 2 Film has posted an article on 'Watchmen'. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film is a faithful adaptation of Allen Moore's classic graphic novel. 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' director Kevin Smith was lucky enough to have an advanced screening of the film, and he weights in with his opinion.

"...I saw 'Watchmen.' It's fucking astounding. The Non-Disclosure Agreement I signed prevents me from saying much, but I can spout the following with complete joygasmic enthusiasm: Snyder and Co. have pulled it off..."

Read the full article here. 

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Malin Akerman on Watchmen

Can Mag has posted an interview with 'Watchmen' star Malin Akerman. She plays Silk Spectre II, daughter of the original Silk Spectre from the cult graphic novel by Allen Moore.

"...sometimes can be frustrating when you get a big studio involved. They sometimes put their hands in it a bit too much and then all of a sudden the director doesn't get to create something that he really wants to create. It becomes a mixer so that was the one thing that was for me the most amazing experience is that Zack with all these visions was allowed to do what he wanted to do. They gave him, they just said, 'Go for it.' That for us in turn becomes a phenomenal experience..."

Read the full interview here.

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Watchmen Director Zack Snyder Discusses Challenges Of Taking Comic To The Big Screen

Plus, he addresses film's running time: 'I just don't want to lose any story line.' MTV has posted an interview with 'Watchmen' director Zack Snyder. Adapted from Allan Moore's classic graphic novel. The director is currently working on the film's 2 hours and 50 minute runtime.

"...There is an online petition that says,"Keep 'Watchmen' at three hours." We'll see how that ends. Look, I just don't want to lose any story line, because you know eventually that's what happens. You start to have to cut characters out, and I just don't want to do that..."

Read the full interview here.

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Billy Crudup on Watchmen

Can Mag has posted an interview with 'Watchmen' star Billy Crudup. He plays Dr. Manhattan, who is a special effect throughout most of the film. The actor talks about his experience on set, as well as Alan Moore's comic.

"...it’s just so obvious that it approaches it with a different interest and a different level of sophistication than almost anything else out there. Immediately you begin to imagine that there are other things to cultivate as well. I was thrilled by it..."

Read the full interview here. 

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