Ok.I've read that David Hayter has written a very faithful adaptation and has managed to include those little things that make "Watchmen" so special.Moore himself has gone on record saying that it wasn't the story that made watchmen great,but the way the story was told.

Personally I don't think it could ever be made into good film.It's so cinematic, reading it feels like your already watching it on screen.I think it's perfect in the medium that it was presented in(if it aint broke don't fix it).However,in the current comics to screen climate,it more than likely wil be made.

Who would y'all like to see cast?My choices:

Adrian-Jude Law
Eddie-Robert DeNiro
Walter-Gary Sinise
Dan-Liam Neeson
Moloch-John Hurt
Hollis-Paul Newman
Laurie-a young kirstie alley woulda been great
Jon-I'd probably go with an unknown

Still think it can't be pulled off.
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silentflute said:

Those are some good choices. (Except for Kirstie Alley.)

Especially Paul Newman as Hollis!

I think a Showtime/HBO miniseries would be a better home for this project than the big screen, unless they did a LOTR/Matrix thing and created a trilogy. It's just too epic a story.

Anxiety said:

Exactly.but even so,you'd have to take out so much of the richness that makes it(ie the newspaper vendor and the kid,Dr.long's relationship with his wife,the philosophical chapter of Jon reflecting on time and his past).I mean stuff that's so damn relative to the story.
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silentflute said:

I truly hope it never happens, but if it did, I would prefer the whole mini-series on cable idea.

How about Directors? Peter Jackson or Ridley Scott would be good choices.Or maybe even David Finchner or Michael Mann.

2 movies would be a good thing and maybe with a different ending

jn2 said:

A different ending?? wtf? Why?

That story has such a parallel with the events of and whole environment since 9-11!

PhilG said:

Ridley scott would be an interesting choice.i'd like tos ee wht Christopher Nolan would do with it.

Anyone read the joke that was passed off as a script by Sam Hamm?
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2the9s said:

Agree with ya 110%.

2the9s said:

I don't like the idea of dr Manhattan leaving the earth, why not a time travel ending, just before the third world war? what do you think?

jn2 said:

Time travel?? To where? Why?

He was a galoot anyway and I for one was glad to see him go.

it'll never work. ever.

2the9s said:

Albert, let's not get carried away

AaronAlmighty said:

Naysayer!

2the9s said:

absolutely.


the only way it will even come close to coming close to working is the 12-part HBO thing. and even then, there's little chance of it working.

AaronAlmighty said:

Don't be like that!

2the9s said:

i'm sorry, i can't help it. it will be a mess. and i'd rather have them not do it at all.

AaronAlmighty said:

Agreed.But that being said ,if it was still going to be made,who would u cast?

silentflute said:

no!

AaronAlmighty said:

Fuck it.like I originally said-it just can't be pulled off.Let's leave this thread together.

silentflute said:

You tell em.. baby!!!