I really need to start blogging about all the cool stuff I saw at Comic Con in San Diego this year so let’s start out with the obvious: Director Zack Snyder’s (300) movie of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s comic book masterpiece, Watchmen, is going to totally redefine what a so called “comic book” movie is. You may think the Dark Knight is the greatest superhero movie of all time, but judging from the buzz I’m hearing, Watchmen is going to raise the bar even higher. Take a look at the trailer:
If you haven’t read the comic book (or as the tragically hip like to call them, “graphic novel”) yet, what are you waiting for? If you have read the book, then there will still be some surprises in the movie. At Comic-Con, one of the DC artists told me that Zack Snyder had changed the ending of the film from the original Alan Moore ending (possibly because the NBC TV show Heroes’ first season climax seemed to draw more than a little inspiration from the comic. Well I guess we’ll have to wait to see it in the theaters to find out.
There are also three new books about the film that you can order as well. Watchmen: The Art of the Film, a hardcover, will include scores of production designs, set photos, costume sketches, storyboards and other conceptual art. Watchmen: The Official Film Companion will feature exclusive interviews with the cast and crew and scores of photos, forming an essential guide to the film. And Watchmen: The Film Portraits, a hardcover, will feature the b/w photos of Clay Enos, the official photographer on the set of Watchmen. Enos spent some of his time on the set shooting black and white portrait photographs of the lead and supporting characters, and even extras from the crowd. Search amazon for all the cool new Watchmen products!