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Does anyone know where to find the 300 trailer in which Rorschach appears? Apparently, it's at 1:52 of the 5:30 one, but YouTube removed it at the request of Warner Brothers.

Considering what a great job Snyder did with 300, I'm really starting to look forward to Watchmen.
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All I've gotten to see is the still frame.

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The main roles have been cast.

Looks like Zack is going the "no stars" route again.

Tom Cruise and Jude Law, among others, wanted to be in this film, but apparently dropped their interest when they learned the studio was going to limit the budget.
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Billy Crudup has more than a little notoriety.
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No "real" stars and they're doing the same blue background shooting they did with 300. Shooting has started or will start soon.
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Tell me why I should be excited about this movie. I know nothing about the franchise.
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Alternate future, Cold War still looming. Nuclear war damn near imminent. A group of superheroes who don't really have what are traditionally considered superpowers have some shit happen to them.
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Well, it made Time's 100 Best Novels list. I know it's also considered THE graphic novel. (300 was also a graphic novel.)

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Set photos:

Yeah, looks like they nailed it.

http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=238958

BTW, I've read the book since this thread started.
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More Pictures.

Zack Snyder is the man when it comes to being faithful to the original work. He showed it with 300 and all these pictures look like they're right out of the book.
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This is gonna be fun.

Were this a shit story, I wouldn't care. But if biggest film industry in the world would just recognize decent opportunities the first time around instead of dicking w\ them for decades, this shit wouldn't even be an issue.
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The Comedian looks spot on. The Nite Owl looks pretty good too.


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Hmmm, no Dr. Manhattan picture?

The rest all look pretty damn good.
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MILF alert.

Or was that the daughter in the pic?
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Daughter
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Trailer.

http://www.empireonline.com/video/watchmen/

Still look spot-on.

And they play music from the Batman and Robin soundtrack... good sign.
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This pic has Dr. Manhattan

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So... who are the Watchmen?
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