Watchmen The Movie is in the can!

Over at the official Watchmen Movie Blog, director Zack (300) Snyder has announced that principle photography has been completed for what could be the biggest comic book film to ever be released… or not.

That’s a wrap!

I promise to refrain from getting too sentimental, but I want to take a moment to say thanks to the Watchmen cast & crew. You have all been phenomenal. It has been quite an experience and I could not have done it without the hard work and determination of each and every one of you. A film adaptation of Watchmen has been in the works for almost 20 years and thanks to you, it is finally in the can. It has been such a pleasure to be surrounded by a team that is so dedicated and that has given 110% each and every day. I am extremely grateful for the level of attention to detail put forth by each department to capture all of the texture that makes Watchmen the incredibly unique property that it is. Although we still have a lot of work to do in post, the shoot has been an experience I will not soon forget!

Thank you,

Zack
P.S. While I’m in the process of thanking people, I figure it’s a good time to say thanks to the Watchmen fans for all of their continued support. Since the crew got wrap gifts, I figured you deserved a little something as well. So, to bring a little closure to the previous “Storyboard” blog, I’ve included a frame from the film that shows what it looks like when it all comes together. Thanks!

I’ve been cynical about many things this year and while I’m usually right when I can smell a bad thing coming… this time I’m going to ignore the warning signs and embrace hope. Snyder made a spectacular adaptation on Frank Miller’s 300. Despite that success, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s The Watchmen is admittedly the Citizen Kane of comic books. It’s often said about the book, but it’s actually true. Watchmen is one of those rare things that actually lives up to its reputation.

Because of the grandeur of the project, Snyder is really going to have to dig deep to find the chutzpah to pull this off. He has been quoted as saying that he totes the Absolute Watchmen around with him and looks upon it as a blueprint for the film he has created. If you look at the storyboard and the inset panel from the comic and compare it to the frame above… he’s telling the truth!

That’s some dedication!

Next March, we’ll see if that dedication pays off. In any case, he created the film no one else managed to create, including Terry Gilliam. That’s gotta be worth something!