Yesterday, Complex took part in the exclusive first look at 25 minutes of footage from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen film, based on the 1986-1987 comics by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons.

Snyder and Gibbons were on hand to talk about the project, and from the looks of what we saw, the movie is going to be a banger. Check out seven reasons we think the project looks super…

October 7, 2008 | Permalink | 3 Comments
Tags: Zack Snyder, Watchmen, Tales of the Black Freighter, Comedian, Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Dave Gibbons

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The Watchmen Trailer Must Be Watched

Over 20 years after producer Lawrence Gordon first bought the rights to Alan Moore’s classic graphic novel, the Watchmen movie is finally coming to life. While the flick doesn’t drop until March 2009, the first trailer (which will be playing before screenings of The Dark Knight this weekend) leaked out late yesterday.

There’s been a lot of speculation about whether or not a complex character study like this can ever be done justice in a two hour movie. But even the biggest skeptics have to admit that the trailer makes it look like director Zack Snyder (300) is on the right track. And damn, Jeffrey Dean Morgan really does look exactly like The Comedian. Watch it below.

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July 18, 2008 | Permalink | 1 Comment
Tags: Alan Moore, Watchmen, Movies, Comics

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