"Watchmen" Animated Feature News & Discussion (Spoilers)

[Yojimbo]

Releases: 2024

4/13/17: A Warner Bros. survey notes there is an upcoming R-rated Watchmen animated DTV adaptation.

7/21/23: Watchmen announced for 2024.

Logo shown at Justice League: Warworld panel.

7/22/23: Amber Avara was a storyboard artist on the movie.

Rumored to be two parts.

 

[Frontier]

I question whether we need an animated adaption of Watchmen.

The only thing I can see it accomplishing that the movie didn't is using more comic-accurate designs.

(Unless this is also setting up a Doomsday Clock movie...)

 

[Yojimbo]

I question whether we need an animated adaption of Watchmen.

The only thing I can see it accomplishing that the movie didn't is using more comic-accurate designs.

(Unless this is also setting up a Doomsday Clock movie...)

Or adding the giant squid I guess.

 

[harry580]

if this is in 2 parts just like Spiderman across the spiderverse & Spiderman beyond the spiderverse, looks like someone is better binge watch both of these parts

 

[PF9]

Paramount should have the international rights to this.

 

[harry580]

Paramount should have the international rights to this.

well, I don't think paramount has involvement with this, I think they lost the watchman film rights after the tv show was cancelled

 

[Zorak Masaki]

They should hire the Question's VA from Justice League Unlimited to play Rorschach (since he was the inspiration for that character anyway).

 

[Otaku-sempai]

They should hire the Question's VA from Justice League Unlimited to play Rorschach (since he was the inspiration for that character anyway).

Or, y'know, get Jackie Earle Haley.

 

[Ed Nygma]

We shall have to see but I can't quite picture them making an accurate rep of the comic though- all the DC DTVs suffer from that try-hard vibe. I can't put it any better than they're always 'so extra;' they're never reflective or slow paced, and it's always the same tired troupe of VAs doing the background voices. This needs a killer cast, not Matt Ryan as Veidt and Maria Canals as Sally.

I do however wonder if this is a sign the DTV line is indeed ending, and that's why they're going for it. I just hope they release it as one long film, the multiple parts nonsense a la Death of Superman has to go. Someone pointed out that Crisis is coming a year early for its anniversary, but I think they're doing both to go out with a bang. Gunn's new DCU is coming in 2025 so it feels like its time, 18 years is a LONG run by any stretch and I think they've about run their course and done everything they could do with the line.

 

[Frontier]

We shall have to see but I can't quite picture them making an accurate rep of the comic though- all the DC DTVs suffer from that try-hard vibe. I can't put it any better than they're always 'so extra;' they're never reflective or slow paced, and it's always the same tired troupe of VAs doing the background voices. This needs a killer cast, not Matt Ryan as Veidt and Maria Canals as Sally.

I do however wonder if this is a sign the DTV line is indeed ending, and that's why they're going for it. I just hope they release it as one long film, the multiple parts nonsense a la Death of Superman has to go. Someone pointed out that Crisis is coming a year early for its anniversary, but I think they're doing both to go out with a bang. Gunn's new DCU is coming in 2025 so it feels like its time, 18 years is a LONG run by any stretch and I think they've about run their course and done everything they could do with the line.

I wouldn't have expected them to cast those VA's in those roles anyways.

Honestly I feel like I could see a good stopping point for a two-parter.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

12/07/2023:
Ah... there will be no Maria Canals slander here. The movie would be lucky to have her.

05/30/2024:
Blu-ray.com has a listing for Watchmen: Chapter 1, with a tentative release date of August 13th.

Guess we'll see.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

12/07/2023:
Ah... there will be no Maria Canals slander here. The movie would be lucky to have her.

05/30/2024:
Blu-ray.com has a listing for Watchmen: Chapter 1, with a tentative release date of August 13th.

Guess we'll see.

Watchmen: Chapter 1 still has no listing at IMDb.com. This does go a long way to confirming that this adaptation will be in at least two parts.

 

[Frontier]

Yeah, the average runtime for these DTV's, there was no way they would do Watchmen in one movie.

 

[RoyalRubble]

From Variety's article about the Annecy festival.

One of the best received od all shows, however, was “Watchmen.” “This is a real leap-forward for us in our DC animation,” said Peter Giraldi, executive vice president, Alternative Programming, Warner Bros. Animation.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

If it's on a DTV budget that looks like Super Sons.... What's so special about it?

 

[Frontier]

The Crisis movies made it feel like the 2D production was running on fumes so I'm not entirely surprised they're going with CG but...not sure anyone wants CG Watchmen films anyways .

 

[Yojimbo]

Chapter 1 this year, Chapter 2 next year. Movies were made with all CG animation.

 

[Frontier]

Chapter 1 this year, Chapter 2 next year. Movies were made with all CG animation.

Well, I hope for this films' sake that the visuals are a step-up from Super Sons and RWBYxJL .

 

[Yojimbo]

Well, I hope for this films' sake that the visuals are a step-up from Super Sons and RWBYxJL .

The reviews for Watchmen will only be, "do Kingdom Come next!"

 

[RoyalRubble]

CGI Watchmen could work. I was also expecting both parts to be released this year considering how fast they're moving through Crisis.