Watchmen is largely considered to be one of the greatest works of fiction to come out of the American comic book industry. It was written by Alan Moore (From Hell, V For Vendetta, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), drawn by Dave Gibbons and features the story of a group of has-been super heroes living in 1985 in an America on the brink of nuclear war. The story became famous for it's dark, deconstructionist tone and garnered critical acclaim in and outside of comics. It even won a Hugo award.

Zach Snyder, the guy who directed 300 (another comic book movie) is bringing Watchmen to the big screen. Warner Brothers has put up a production blog on their website - complete with character shots. Check it out here.

This could possibly become a comic book movie I'm looking forward to. The character designs look faithful to the originals and fairly well done. They seem to have decided to go with the molded rubber look that most modern super hero movies default to. Some might complain about that, but if the story itself deconstucts the super hero genre, it's possible the movie version might try and do the same to super hero movies (no real reason to believe that's what they're going for - just thinking out loud).

The story itself is so dense, I worry a little about it's ability to be told, and told well, on the big screen in summer blockbuster form. Plus, Alan Moore's works always seem to suffer when they become movies. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and From Hell movies were complete crap compared to their true selves.

At any rate, I'll be keeping my eye on this one, and reserving judgment and hope until a later date.

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