After several decades of simply being known as a critically acclaimed 12-issue comic book miniseries, Watchmen made its first foray into other media when Zack Snyder’s film adaptation hit theaters in 2009. 10 years later, HBO released its Watchmen TV series (which can be streamed with a Max subscription ), though rather than being another adaptation of the original story, it served as a sequel to the comic book series instead of Snyder’s movie. Now Watchmen is getting the animated film treatment, and while the exciting first trailer for this new spin on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ superhero tale for the upcoming DC movies slate has arrived, there’s also a big concern on my mind.
10 months after this Watchmen adaptation was announced at San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. Entertainment has released the following preview for what is now a two-movie affair rather than just one. Take a look: Danger is on the horizon.
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com/4oChoZ97dt June 13, 2024 As you can see, computer generated animation is being utilized that’s reminiscent of what was used in Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons , but still looks quite visually distinctive. I’m also relieved to hear that this latest take on Watchmen will be spread out across two movies. Zack Snyder already tried his hand at squeezing Watchmen into one runtime, with the final result earning mixed reviews from critics, though his director’s cut was better received.
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