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HBO's Watchmen series is starting to look like a DCEU reunion! Just days after Batman v Superman's Jeremy Irons was cast in a lead role, Variety is reporting that Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has joined the cast as well.
No details on what character Abdul-Mateen II will be playing in Watchmen were released. In Aquaman, he will play the villain Black Manta.
HBO's Watchmen series is filming this year. A release date hasn't been announced yet.
SOURCE: Variety
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I would love to actually know what this "Watchmen" show is because right now i can't say i'm that excited, honestly it just sounds like something using the Watchmen name to cash in on whatever bollocks Lindelof has in his head. May sound harsh but if you're not going to adapt the book, use its characters or make it a sequel then why call it Watchmen? I don't trust Lindelof at all as i think he's a hack but as its HBO hopefully it has something going for it.
It could be interesting. God (the blue guy) left humans to their own devices.
Problem is they have been cagey if this is a "sequel" or not. From the sounds of things they are taking the themes of the book and giving us a Watchmen like world but aren't using the story or characters and are setting it in modern day. Basically Lindelof as ever wants to do his own trash and sell it under the Watchmen name.
Well there are signs showing the squid monster from the book, so I’m pretty sure this is an official unofficial sequel
Also Manhattan isn't a God, he's as much as a God as Captain Atom or Mxy is.
He created his own universe or life. He's a god.
Except he never does that in Watchmen, he talks about doing it but never actually does that. All his actions post-DC Rebirth don't count when talking about Watchmen so his feats then don't count. Mxy can create his own universe but he isn't a God and neither is Manhattan, in fact Captain Atom at his most powerful is more powerful then what Manhattan is in Watchmen and again he isn't a God.
His feats outside of watchman are canon and absolutely count.
Watchmen is canon to The Doomsday Clock but The Doomsday Clock isn't canon to Watchmen. Watchmen is very much its own self contained thing and Johns and DC have said that, think of it as two Watchmen universes, you have the one what leads to TDC and then one what doesn't lead too that and is its own thing. Either way if the show does have the original story as canon it still won't have TDC as its canon so my point stands don't matter how you spin it.
I'm really happy to hear that. lol
I know a lot of people are pumped about TDC, and I'm into it in a 'for fun' way, but it feels like fanart to me, and I kind of hold Watchmen in a precious bubble where nothing can touch it. haha
Alan Moore isn't perfect, but Watchmen is a masterpiece, it's his baby, and it was a singular story for a reason.
I'm loving The Doomsday Clock so far and i like how the Watchmen universe has been used but its a only sequel if you want it to be. As i've said think of it as two timelines, the Watchmen what leads to TDC and then another Watchmen what exists on its own, both have same events but different futures.
No. Watchmen is simply part of the DCU post rebirth. Like it or hate it, it's how it is.
You don't get it, Watchmen is canon to TDC but TDC is not canon to Watchmen, Johns has said that himself so except that and move on. As i said think of it as two timelines, the Watchmen what leads to TDC and the Watchmen what never does.
I do get it. You're wrong. DC owns Watchmen. DC folded watchmen into the DCU. You can exclude that from your personal headcanon if you wish, but it doesn't change reality.
DC and Johns have confirmed what i've said though.
No, they have not. Otherwise, provide the quote. Comic canon does not work how you seem to think it does. Watchmen was just the first part of the story which ended up being expanded, like it or lump it.
Kind of like TKJ is canon to itself but it's canon to the wider Batman canon also. Same thing with Watchmen.
Johns has gone on record to say what i have and even once said its not a sequel. I'm not looking through tons of interview articles from him to find it but hey knock yourself and do it yourself i really don't care.
Funny thing is i'm actually a fan of TDC and have been loving it so far as well keeping up with interviews. By the way The Killing Joke the story isn't canon, the act of Babs being crippled by Joker is canon but the actual story isn't canon, if it was then people wouldn't still be debating if Batman kills Joker or not and you wouldn't have the likes of Grant Morrison saying he believes Bats did kill Joker at the end.
The quote doesn't exist, or you are misinterpreting it.
Google takes 2 seconds. You made a claim, back it up, or concede.
Or, go do yourself a favor and read what canon actually means, cause here you are wrong again. TKJ is absolutely canon and it has been referenced numerous times, all aspects of the story. Damn teenage comic fans.
Teenage? I'm 25 and have been reading comics since i was 4. TKJ is its own thing with only some elements being canon, you realize Moore wrote it as out of canon right but due to how popular it was they made some elements canon. Fact is if the whole story is canon they why the fuck is the ending widely debated still and why has comic giants like Morrison outright said he believes Bats killed Joker? Also this is N52/Rebirth canon and pretty much every classic story never happened the way it did so either way i'm right here.
As for Watchmen and TDC well i know i'm right so if you want to prove me wrong then go ahead. Look if you can't grasp that Watchmen and all its events are canon to TDC but Watchmen is its own thing where TDC isn't canon to it then that's your problem. its quite simple there's a Watchmen what ends like the book does and nothing more and then there's another Watchmen with the same events as the other one what lead to TDC.
Saying you know you are right and making it so I should prove you wrong is ridiculous. You have no idea what you are talking about. Everything you have said is wrong. Stick to the movies, kiddo.
I believe they are going to use the events at the end of the original comic book as a metaphor for 9/11 and then to analyze the world post-that-event, it is a sequel happening several years after, and yeah, i dont see the point in calling it Watchmen, but i guess it will have thematic relevance
hes mixed. on the one hand he sabotaged tomorrowland from brad bird but on the other i actually realy liked prometheus. felt it got too much hate from online peeps.
It’s a little ridiculous considering he’s created two of the best shows of the last 15 years. That said, I can almost guarantee this isn’t going to be a show for the usual comic book tv crowd.
Did i once say i wanted it on the Arrowverse. Also Watchmen is its own thing so why would it be on Arrowverse? Its also very adult so why would CW want it anyway?
They are losing all of their talent to television? This to me is a sign of a weak brand!
Huh??
Are you "The Bad Guy" or "Forthas" ?
Here’s to you butthurt Alan Moore loyalist that are claiming that this will ruin the original book somehow. If AM doesn’t want to do anything more with these amazing characters that’s his problem, he doesn’t own them anymore. It’s like people that hate The Shining movie because King doesn’t like it.
I like Kubrick's movie more than King's movie for sure. ;p
Same here
That's what's cool about the WB now WE family. They hire within the company. You're not going out of work if they like you.
That's basically any studio...
I don't see Jeremy Renner in a Disney movie. I believe his last movie, Tag, is a New Line/WB movie.
marvel studios is unique in that its pretty separate from disney. its why u dont see the disney logo in front of any mcu film.
You know I was all aboard on this until they told me literally that they are using the Watchmen comic as inspiration. So does that mean we’re not getting the minutemen Nite Owl II or Dr.Manhattan ?
It’s going to be set in that universe but with new original characters. That not to say there won’t be any of the originals. I think they are expanding it first.
They are losing all of their talent to television? This to me is a sign of a weak brand!
This comment is a sign you don't know much.
Are you "Forthas" or "The Bad Guy"?
Forthas!
Somehow I think each episode with start with the subtitle:
"VERY loosely inspired by the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons"
THIS will probably be a closer adaptation:
I just saw Incredibles 2, the ONLY worth while super hero movie this year. I liked Black Panther but I'd pick I2 over BP.
Didn't like Infinity War? Dang!
BP was really good, and I'm looking forward to seeing I2 soon. :)
Marvel drones complained about MoS having too much relentless action and stayed quiet on Infinity War are hypocrites. IW was 75% relentless action.
Not the first double standard in this community either, is it? ;p haha
MoS is in my Top 5 superhero films pretty easily. Honestly, it wasn't that action heavy until, understandably, the third act. And if the story calls for it, who cares?
It's not quite up there because I didn't connect with it on a personal level like my other favorites, but I still also really enjoyed IW and think it was a very well made film that actually improves some things from the source material.
Honestly, I wish they had stuck with Thanos' motivation from the comics than what they gave him in IW.
And had a dumbass plan.
IW was ok. It wasn't really a complete story. I guess you have to wait till IW 2 for the conclusion.
The fact that we had to wait this long just for them to basically rehash the first one makes me hate it even more.
rehash away. It was exciting and fun.
So is screwing your best friend's wife but that does not mean it is right either.
Sounds like you have experience with that.
Yeah right? Why couldn't they make F4 like this? Mr Fantastic's powers had never been displayed as cool of Elastic Girl.
wooow dafuq is going on? not used with actors from the DCEU going to the WB television. hope they can pull it off
I hope HBO takes this to series, but I knew as soon as it was rumored that this wasn’t going to be a show for diehards of the comic.
I don't see Jeremy Renner in a Disney movie. I believe his last movie, Tag, is a New Line/WB movie.
What?
Also Manhattan isn't a God, he's as much as a God as Captain Atom or Mxy is.
From what I heard they're not adapting the book, so I'm not interested in this. Knowing Lindelof, the guy behind Lost is behind this, makes me lose hope for this completely.
Is it good enough to overcome Lost though is the question lol
I might be the only one looking forward to this.
You're not.
This is shaping up nicely.
You're not.
Not the first double standard in this community either, is it? ;p hahaMoS is in my Top 5 superhero films pretty easily. Honestly, it wasn't that action heavy until, understandably, the third act. And if the story calls for it, who cares?It's not quite up there because I didn't connect with it on a personal level like my other favorites, but I still also really enjoyed IW and think it was a very well made film that actually improves some things from the source material
Chris took a whole day off from front page stories it seems. Hopefully he was listening (and donating) to the podcast fundraiser!
I don't see any big breaking news.
What are we raising the money for this time? To re-do the Batman issue 50, as DC spoiled that shit ahead of schedule?
Seriously: a podcast network that mostly covers the CW shows was doing a fundraiser for the Make-a-Wish foundation.
Cool stuff I like it. I think the Aquaman movie and the Watchman series on HBO will be awesome.
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