The first official photograph from Zack Snyder's recently-wrapped Watchmen film has been released on the official site (see above). That's masked vigilante Rorschach on the far left, burning up a bad guy. Looks impressive, no?
Could this be an adaptation of Alan Moore's work that does his source material justice? God, I hope so! From Hell
lacked the depth and intelligence of Moore's book, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen was a disaster, Constantine pointlessly Americanized Moore's British character, and V For Vendetta only got a few elements right.
But, despite the fact Moore always distances himself from projects that adapt his work (refusing a credit and deferring payment to the artists), I hope Snyder's Watchmen is a perfect translation. Good enough for fans to embrace wholeheartedly... and for their acceptance to possibly encourage Moore to watch it himself – and maybe even approve of it. A long shot, I know...
Or it might just be crud, like Moore expects. But I have a good feeling. I'm very hopeful. I've read the script – and it's a damn good read. I've seen photos of the sets – and they look fantastic. The cast is excellent; relative unknowns, but talented. There's a lot of money behind the picture from Warner Brothers. Snyder did a decent job coping with the special effects on 300. And that photo above looks awesome, despite not actually revealing very much.
Keep watching....
Could this be an adaptation of Alan Moore's work that does his source material justice? God, I hope so! From Hell
lacked the depth and intelligence of Moore's book, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen was a disaster, Constantine pointlessly Americanized Moore's British character, and V For Vendetta only got a few elements right.But, despite the fact Moore always distances himself from projects that adapt his work (refusing a credit and deferring payment to the artists), I hope Snyder's Watchmen is a perfect translation. Good enough for fans to embrace wholeheartedly... and for their acceptance to possibly encourage Moore to watch it himself – and maybe even approve of it. A long shot, I know...
Or it might just be crud, like Moore expects. But I have a good feeling. I'm very hopeful. I've read the script – and it's a damn good read. I've seen photos of the sets – and they look fantastic. The cast is excellent; relative unknowns, but talented. There's a lot of money behind the picture from Warner Brothers. Snyder did a decent job coping with the special effects on 300. And that photo above looks awesome, despite not actually revealing very much.
Keep watching....
