Watching the Watchmen... "Say cheese"
Ain't It Cool News posted up this great little image from Zack Snyder's big screen adaptation of Watchmen - the groundbreaking graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
You may be looking at this image and thinking "Man, that is cheesy." Well, that's the point.
The masked heroes you see above (from left to right: Silhouette, Mothman, Dollar Bill, Nite Owl, Captain Metropolis, Comedian, Silk Spectre and Hooded Justice) are not the main focus of Watchmen. Rather, they are the first group of ordinary, decidedly superpower-free people who make the very peculiar decision to don tights and masks and fight crime. And they do it for a variety of reasons, whether it's to protect their neighbourhoods, achieve fame and fortune, find an outlet for their viciousness or to achieve hero status in spite of their closeted homosexuality.
I doubt we'll see much of these guys in the film, though, given how much Watchmen (largely regarded as un-filmable) has to cover in a few hours. However, this photo, exactly duplicated from the comic, plays a prominent role in the storyline and triggers a number of nostalgic flashbacks. And these Golden Age heroes inspired many of the contemporary, much snazzier-dressed vigilantes already revealed here, who are the focus of Watchmen.
Watchmen is set for release in June next year.
You may be looking at this image and thinking "Man, that is cheesy." Well, that's the point.
The masked heroes you see above (from left to right: Silhouette, Mothman, Dollar Bill, Nite Owl, Captain Metropolis, Comedian, Silk Spectre and Hooded Justice) are not the main focus of Watchmen. Rather, they are the first group of ordinary, decidedly superpower-free people who make the very peculiar decision to don tights and masks and fight crime. And they do it for a variety of reasons, whether it's to protect their neighbourhoods, achieve fame and fortune, find an outlet for their viciousness or to achieve hero status in spite of their closeted homosexuality.
I doubt we'll see much of these guys in the film, though, given how much Watchmen (largely regarded as un-filmable) has to cover in a few hours. However, this photo, exactly duplicated from the comic, plays a prominent role in the storyline and triggers a number of nostalgic flashbacks. And these Golden Age heroes inspired many of the contemporary, much snazzier-dressed vigilantes already revealed here, who are the focus of Watchmen.
Watchmen is set for release in June next year.
Comments
A lot of fans were unhappy with the main character costume images released but I'm sure they'll love this.
Although, if I'm nitpicking, I always imagined Nite Owl I as being more physically impressive - something along the lines of a young Paul Newman.
And yes, MJenks, from what I've been reading too, Watchmen is going to be a multimedia exercise, the likes of which we haven't seen seen The Matrix sequels came out.