Watchmen

TOP 5: WATCHMEN Prequel Comics, CHRONICLE Interviews, 16-Bit BREAKING BAD, DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX, Sundance 2012 Interviews

by Jason Barr    Posted: February 4th, 2012 at 10:33 am

This past week brought us a story that is near and dear to me. While I briefly give my own thoughts regarding DC Comics’ Watchmen prequel comic series after the jump, I want to use the “Top 5′s” opening paragraph space to invite readers to voice/type their own opinions on the announcement in the comments section. As a fervent fan of the series, I’m always interested to hear fellow fans’ take on Watchmen adaptations, prequels, and the like. So, with that said, what do you think? Does the creative talent involved interest you? Is it the best idea ever? The worst? Somewhere in between? Sound off in the comments.

In addition to DC’s Before Watchmen announcement, this installment of the “Top 5″ includes interviews with the cast and director of superhero/found-footage pic Chronicle, a “What If?” look at a 16-Bit Breaking Bad RPG, ten things to know about Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, and Sundance 2012 video interviews with Bradley Cooper, Paul Dano and more. A brief recap and link to each follows after the jump.

DC Comics Announces WATCHMEN Prequel Comics

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 1st, 2012 at 10:18 am

In situations likes these it’s best to sigh and then shrug.  DC Comics has officially announced that they’ll be launching Before Watchmen, prequel comics based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen.  While there have been murmurings of Watchmen prequel and sequel comics for years, the prequels will really happen now with writers and everything.  DC Comics asked Alan Moore for his blessing, but he (unsurprisingly) refused. He then returned to the woods to forage for nuts and berries.  However, Gibbons released a statement saying,

“The original series of Watchmen is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC’s reasons for this initiative and the wish of the artists and writers involved to pay tribute to our work. May these new additions have the success they desire,”

Hit the jump for more, including a first look at the covers for the prequels.

Weekend Box Office – X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Clears $56 Million in Debut

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: June 5th, 2011 at 8:45 am

As the only new release of June’s first frame, X-Men: First Class easily claimed the top spot with an estimated $56 million from 3,641 locations.  While that is nowhere near what the last three X-films earned in their debuts, let’s face it, First Class was never playing in their league.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	X-Men: First Class	$56,000,000	$56
2	The Hangover Part II	$32,445,000	$186.8
3	Kung Fu Panda 2	$24,300,000	$100.4
4	Pirates of the Caribbean 4	$18,010,000	$190.2
5	Bridesmaids	$12,128,000	$107.2
6	Thor	$4,200,000	$169
7	Fast Five	$3,240,000	$202
8	Midnight in Paris	$2,916,000	$6.9
9	Jumping the Broom	$865,000	$35.9
10	Something Borrowed	$835,000	$36.6

Mondo Launches a New Director’s Series with Zack Snyder’s SUCKER PUNCH

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 24th, 2011 at 2:42 pm

Mondo recently launched a new “Director’s Series” line of posters where almost every film in a director’s body of work would get its own specially-designed, gorgeous Mondo poster.  The series kicked off with posters for Guillermo del Toro (and we’re still waiting to see what Mondo has in store for Pan’s Labyrinth, Cronos, and The Devil’s Backbone) and followed up with Olly Moss posters for Duncan Jones’ Moon and Source Code.  Now director Zack Snyder is getting the business and the series begins with his newest film, Sucker Punch.  The poster was designed by Ken Taylor and comes in a regular edition and a variant.  The regular edition is limited to 285 prints and costs $45 while the orange variant is limited to 105 prints and costs $70.  Both posters measure 24″x36″ and are hand-numbered.  The posters go on sale tomorrow at a random time so be sure you’re following @MondoNews for the announcement.

Hit the jump to check out the posters.  Mondo will also be producing posters for Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen, and Legend of the Guardians.  I wish them the best of luck in selling the Guardians posters.

Weekend Box Office – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 On Top with $41.5 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: October 24th, 2010 at 9:27 am

It’s another weekend for the box office record books. Sort of. One week after Jackass 3D claimed the month’s highest opening weekend with $50.3 million, Paranormal Activity 2 has scored the highest opening ever for a supernatural horror flick. In terms of general horror titles, PA2 now ranks third.  First or third, with an estimate of over $41 million, the sequel is opening scary-huge.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Paranormal Activity 2	$41,500,000	$41.5
2	Jackass 3D	$21,600,000	$87.1
3	Red	$15,000,000	$43.4
4	Hereafter	$12,000,000	$12.3
5	The Social Network	$7,200,000	$72.8
6	Secretariat	$7,000,000	$37
7	Life As We Know It	$6,300,000	$37.4
8	Legend of the Guardians	$3,100,000	$50
9	The Town	$2,700,000	$84.6
10	Easy A	$1,700,000	$54.7

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Interview THE LOSERS – Plus Info on RED DAWN, SUPERNATURAL, THE FIELDS, and HEART SHAPED BOX

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 21st, 2010 at 4:02 pm

As most of you know, I’m a big fan of Jeffrey Dean Morgan.  Over the past few years, I’ve gotten to interview the actor on a number of different occasions.  From the red carpet of the Watchmen premiere, to this year’s WonderCon, to an extended interview on the set of The Losers and Watchmen, and even a roundtable interview for P.S. I Love You.   The past few years have seen Morgan talk with us a lot.  Normally, talking with the same actor so many times might be an issue, but never with Jeffrey Dean Morgan.  He’s always incredibly nice and giving with his time.

Anyway, last week I got to sit down with Morgan for an extended video interview.  We talked about making The Losers, I asked some reader submitted Twitter questions, what’s his thoughts on Supernatural and would he go back, and we talked future projects like Red Dawn, The Fields, Heart Shaped Box (which Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman are developing) and Unblinking Eye.  If you’re a fan of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, you’ll love the interview.  Hit the jump to check it out:

Jackie Earle Haley WonderCon Video Interview – Talks A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, HUMAN TARGET, and WATCHMEN Director’s Cut

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 4th, 2010 at 7:06 pm

At this weekend’s WonderCon in San Francisco, I was able to speak with Jackie Earle Haley on the Warner Bros. red carpet, as he was promoting the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.  Of course we didn’t just talk about playing Freddy, as we also discussed his thoughts on the Watchmen director’s cut, his FOX show Human Target, his thoughts on fandom and Comic-Con, and a lot more.

And while most red carpet/backstage interviews are only a minute or two, I got a lot of time with Haley and we were really able to talk about things and not just skim the surface.  Check it out after the jump.  As always, I’ve broken down what we talked about by time index.

Director Zack Snyder and Producer Debbie Snyder Interview LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS – They Also Talk SUCKER PUNCH, 3D, and More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: March 29th, 2010 at 8:43 pm

At this year’s ShoWest, I was able to participate in a roundtable interview with director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) and his producing partner (and wife) Debbie Snyder for their upcoming animated movie Legend of the Guardians.  The movie is being done by the same company that did Happy Feet and it’s based on the Guardians of Ga’Hoole children’s novels.  If you haven’t seen the awesome trailer, watch it here.

During the interview they talked about why they wanted to make the movie, how they’ve been working on it since before Watchmen, how many “Zack Snyder shots” can we expect, how they did the 3D, and, of course, we also talked about his next live-action movie Sucker Punch and what can fans expect at Comic-Con.  Hint: our first look at Sucker Punch!

If you’re a fan of Zack Snyder, you’ll love the interview.  As always, I’ve provided both the transcript and the audio of the interview.

WATCHMEN Co-Writer Alex Tse to Adapt the FOURTH REALM TRILOGY

by Bill Graham    Posted: February 23rd, 2010 at 3:18 pm

Fox, who had previously attempted to stop the release of Watchmen, have given the co-writer of that film, Alex Tse, the keys to adapt reclusive science fiction author John Twelve Hawks’ Fourth Realm Trilogy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The book trilogy is described by THR below.

“Set in a U.S. society run by a secret organization seeking to control the population via constant observation. Seeking to rebel against these constraints are an almost extinct group of people called Travelers, who can project their spirit into other dimensions, and their protectors, called Harlequins.”

For more on the book series, including a description of the first book, the mysterious author who uses a “voice scrambler” to communicate with his editor and agent, and screenwriter Alex Tse, hit the jump.

Matthew Goode as Bilbo Baggins in THE HOBBIT? Admits to Auditioning for the Role

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: February 23rd, 2010 at 8:58 am

Matthew Goode admitted in an interview with the UK Daily Telegraph that he auditioned to play Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo del Toro’s two-part film of The Hobbit.  Of course it’s important to realize MANY people are going to audition for the role, so please don’t start thinking he’s cast!  Saying that, with everyone so curious about who is going to play Bilbo, I figured you might want to know who is auditioning.  Here’s part of the article:

“Now he’s a father, Goode doesn’t even like travelling that much. But just before we met, he’d auditioned for the role of Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo del Toro’s two-part film of The Hobbit. As he is the first to admit, he’s not an obvious choice – ‘Look at the size of me for Christ’s sake!’ If he got the part, he would, he says, find it almost impossible to refuse – despite the fact that it would involve him spending several months in New Zealand.”

Recently Goode was in Tom Ford’s A Single Man, Leap Year, and he played Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen.  I’m a fan of his work, but I’m not sold on him as Bilbo.  If you’d like to see a great interview that I did with Goode not too long ago, click here.  (via The One Ring)

36th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations – AVATAR Lands 10, SHERLOCK HOLMES 8, WATCHMEN 7

by David Lane    Posted: February 18th, 2010 at 11:26 pm

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominations for the 36th Annual Saturn Awards that will be presented on June 24 in Burbank.  As you might have guessed, Avatar landed the most nominations with 10 – including Best Fantasy Film and Best Director.  Other films that got multiple nominations include Sherlock Holmes (8), Watchmen (7), Inglourious Basterds (7), District 9 and J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek landed 6 nominations each.  For a complete list, hit the jump:

Also, props to the Saturn Awards for nominating Sam Rockwell as Best Actor in Moon. Easily one of the best performances of the year and it’s a crime the Oscars missed the boat on this.

Could DC Comics Be Developing a WATCHMEN Sequel/Prequel?

by Laura Kelley    Posted: February 3rd, 2010 at 4:20 pm

Bleeding Cool is reporting that DC has some pretty definite plans to move forward with several sequels or even prequels to the Watchmen comics.  Why now, after over 20 years after the original graphic novel was published?  The popularity of the book since the release of the film adaptation’s release is one reason, but the driving force behind these plans is DC Comics’ Dan Di Dio.  Since previous DC Comics president and publisher Paul Levitz stepped down, new executive editor Dan DiDio seems determined to make a Watchmen sequel and reap the financial benefits.  Levitz prevented any continuation of the story despite various attempts to do so, most significantly in the Countdown multiverse, because doing so would be a terrible move creatively and would also go against the wishes of Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore.  Since Alan Moore decided he wanted nothing to do with DC as well as with Watchmen years ago and also refused to have anything to do with the film adaptation, it’s pretty likely that he’d never agree to get behind it, considering that he and Dave Gibbons reportedly have rights to first refusal.  Regardless, plans for a sequel seem to be moving ahead faster than most expected.

More after the jump:

An Awesome Video Interview with Matthew Goode; Talks A SINGLE MAN, LEAP YEAR, CEMETARY JUNCTION and WATCHMEN

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: January 7th, 2010 at 10:46 pm

Every once in awhile you do an interview that just comes out awesome.  Today is one of those days.

I recently got to speak with Matthew Goode and while some actors are guarded and careful with their answers and opinions, what I love about Matthew Goode is his honesty and his willingness to talk about anything and everything.  Also, he was willing to light up and smoke on camera and not apologize for it.  Trust me when I say most Hollywood actors would never do this.

The reason I got to speak to Goode was for his recent work in Tom Ford’s great debut film A Single Man.  But with Goode also in Ricky Gervais upcoming Cemetary Junction and the romantic comedy Leap Year, we also covered those films.  And for fans of Watchmen, we discussed that film at length as he played Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias.

If you’re a fan of Matthew Goode, trust me when I say this is a must see interview.  Hit the jump to watch it.

Matt’s Top Performers, Director, Quotes, and Kills of 2009

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 30th, 2009 at 6:38 pm

The joy of list-making continues today as I’m running down who I thought gave the best performances of the year plus what I thought were the best quotes and kills of 2009.  Please keep in mind that regarding the performances, I haven’t seen a few key films that could have very well changed the winners and runners-up: Crazy Heart (Best Actor), The Last Station and Bright Star (Best Actress), and a few others.  If you think there was someone who clearly should’ve won or been nominated, shout out in the comments section and I’ll let you know whether I saw the film or not.

With this disclaimer out of the way, I present to you my picks for the best performers, directors, quotes, and kills of 2009.  Hit the jump to check them all out.

Terry Gilliam Talks about His “Beleaguered” Past, Updates His IMDb Page, and His Thoughts on WATCHMEN

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 18th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

Sometime my job is weird.  This past September, I was awoken by a phone call from a publicist asking if I wanted to come down to DragonCon-Atlanta’s major geek convention-and interview Terry Gilliam, the director behind such classics as Brazil, Time Bandits, Twelve Monkeys, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, for his upcoming film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.  I had to get downtown in less than 90 minutes, which usually wouldn’t be a problem except DragonCon, a huge college football game, multiple concerts, and pretty much every major Labor Day event were happening at the same time.

Thankfully, I made it just as Mr. Gilliam was finishing up his Q&A with his many fans who came to hear him speak about Parnassus and his upcoming projects.  I was lucky enough to ask him about those projects as well along with his legacy, his past, and why he didn’t really care for this year’s Watchmen, a graphic novel he  attempted to adapt twice: once as a movie and then as a miniseries after deciding the story was too dense to be crammed into a motion picture.  It was really a great interview because Gilliam was very open and has no need for politic because he doesn’t care about working with a certain person; he just cares about getting his films made his way and that alone is impressive.

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