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Watch Ray Stevenson As Rorschach In David Hayter’s Aborted ‘Watchmen’ Film Test Footage From 2003

November 27, 2019 10:44 am

Well before the recent TV series “remix” or the 2009 film from director Zack Snyder, Warner Bros. had been trying to make a “Watchmen” live-action adaptation for years. The ‘80s comic book series is often regar...

‘Watchmen’ Writer Alan Moore Argues ‘Birth Of A Nation’ Is The First American Superhero Film

Charles Barfield

November 20, 2019 2:07 pm

News

If there was a Mount Rushmore of comic book creators, Alan Moore would be right up there next to the greats like Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, and others. In addition to writing what many believe to be the...

Regina King, Peabody Awards, Watchmen, Emmys

Regina King Talks The Mixing Of Genres In ‘Watchmen’ & The Series’ Social Commentary [Interview]

Alex Arabian

October 31, 2019 2:19 pm

Interviews, News, Television

Recently, Regina King attended the San Francisco "Watchmen" premiere, organized by HBO, presenting Damon Lindelof's ("The Leftovers") bold, highly-acclaimed adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' iconic, co...

‘Watchmen’: Damon Lindelof’s Confounding & Brilliant Riff On Alan Moore’s Ideas Of Superheroes, Conspiracy Theories & Questionable Morality [Review]

Charles Barfield

October 25, 2019 3:44 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

A seminal, sprawling and dense comic book tome about conspiracies, vigilantism, and the ends-justifies-the-means morality, Alan Moore's complex "Watchmen" (1986/'87) graphic novel—a deconstructive exploration o...

‘Watchmen’ EP & Director Nicole Kassell On Building A Post-Squid World [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

October 18, 2019 9:52 am

Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News, Television

Nicole Kassell may not be the first director you'd think of to helm the first two episodes of the HBO series "Watchmen," but that's probably why she was the right choice. Best known on the film side for her di...

Early ‘Watchmen’ Reviews Reveal Damon Lindelof Is At Least Moderately Successful In Making A Worthy Sequel

Charles Barfield

October 15, 2019 11:44 am

News, Television

Of all the TV series debuting this fall, you’d be hard-pressed to find one that had as much discussion surrounding its very existence than “Watchmen.” Based on the absolutely classic comic book story from the ‘...

Damon Lindelof Says HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Was Written To Run Only One Season

Charles Barfield

October 7, 2019 3:08 pm

News, Television

Networks don’t sit there and greenlight TV series based on superhero properties unless they see it as a potential franchise. Look at CW, for example. Building off the success of “Arrow,” the network has created...

13 Shows To Watch In October: ‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘Mr. Robot,’ ‘Watchmen’ & More

Ally Johnson and Martine Olivier

October 2, 2019 12:04 pm

Features, News, Television

In one moment, you're in the safety net of pre-awards season buzz -- talking about the shocking "Fleabag" wins at this year's Emmys and waiting for whatever new binge series was going to come along next. The ne...

Damon Lindelof Says HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Had To Be A Sequel To Avoid Being The Equivalent Of “A Really Good Cover Band”

Charles Barfield

September 20, 2019 1:51 pm

News, Television

Despite having a comic book foundation of the most critically-acclaimed superhero story of all time, there are plenty of fans that are incredibly apprehensive about Damon Lindelof’s upcoming HBO series, “Watchm...

‘Watchmen’ Trailer: HBO & Damon Lindelof Attempt To Bring The Acclaimed Comic To Life In The Form Of A Sequel Series

Charles Barfield

September 13, 2019 1:23 pm

News, Television, Trailers

To say “Watchmen” is a comic book property that might actually be unfilmable is a bit of an understatement. For decades, since its release in the ‘80s, people tried to turn Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons superhero...

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