I guess I need to wait to reserve judgment, but... I was hoping for someone with better acting chops.

I agree wholeheartedly with the peeps that said Doug Jones should get it - and I add that I think he should get to do the voice work as well because that dude CAN NOT catch a break, and it sucks!

The Dr Cox for Rorschach made me go "hmmmmm" for a second but I changed my mind after that minute.

I've never seen Mr Wilson (except that old guy in Dennis) so no comment on him... But agree with the "expected someone fatter/out of shape."

Perlman as The Comedian would be fuckin awesome... Doug Jones for Doc... would be cool if they found a "nobody" who was perfect for Rorschach... The chicks would be quite difficult actually - as long as it's not Jessica Alba for Silk Spectre II im happy. Ozymandias, I've got a friend who looks exactly like the character in the comic, but he can;t act.

Rorschach is the pivotal role though. Jackie Earle Haley is a very interesting choice. And anyone saying John C. McGinley should be Rorschach, please go actually read WATCHMEN.

And if Doc Cox WAS to be Rorscach, imagine the scene at the end of the novel, Rorscach and Dr Manhattan facing each other in the snow:

RORSCACH: Yes, your attitude bothers me, yes this whole goddamn case bothers me, and yes, YOU! BOTHER ME!!!

DR MANHATTAN: Caught my first tube this morning. Sir. Whoa.

This is gonna be fucking hilarious. At least Jude Law got the right gig.

Good rumors. Hope they pan out.

I think Snarf, with a little help from the CGI department would be perfect for Bubastis... Definitely!

William H Macy for Moloch. I just decided. lol

I would actually really like to see Jeff Bridges as Dreiberg/Nite Owl 2. MEGA SPOILER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Dan Dreiberg Cant get it up unless he's wearing his costume, yup, you heard it here first people.

And to whoever said it, I do NOT think that most Heroes fans know Watchmen. Many Heroes fans have never even picked up a comic book. I think it's the very vocal minority who have been screaming 'Watchmen ripoff.'

Tough to pull off.

Jude Law might work well, but he better get buff and they need to get his hair right.

I don't know Patrick Wilson from Adam...checking IMDB...oh, yeah, he's perfect. Great choice.

As for Keanu, it's funny, while I was reading the book, I had sort of cast each part, but I continual got stuck on Dr. Manhattan. I never once considered Reeves, but I think he's a very good choice. As Mori pointed out, he does have that "oddness" about him, and based on some key performances of his, especially as Siddhartha in "Little Buddha," I think he'll surprise a lot of the doubters. Good choice.

I was thinking maybe Aaron Eckhart for Veidt. Rorschach--funny someone else said John C. McGinley, I thought either him or Woody Harrelson. Comedian is Bruce Willis or Kurt Russell. I don't know about the women. I think you can go any way with them, because they all seemed cut from the same cloth. Capt. Metropolis could be George Clooney or Eckhart or Hugh Jackman (because there is a law, just passed in the USA, that states that Hugh Jackman must be in every comic book film, or at least discussed for each one in development).

Shirpa LeBoueffe can be Hollis at age 12, and I want Will Smith's kid as Bernard reading Tales of the Black Freighter.

If you want to go with a smaller guy, then how about John Glover? Though he might be just a touch old. Mind you Mark Hamill and the oft mentioned David Caruso would be solid choices too, and I quite like the idea of John C McGinley (playaing against type somewhat) in the role, which could work quite well. Fact is, there's quite a few actors out there that could make interesting Rorschachs, some of the other roles, not so much.

As for the above casting, frankly Law worries me far more than Reeves, because I know that Reeves will a) put the effort in, b) take it seriously, and c) be open to being guided by the director, whereas Law has always seemed more manipulative and less dedicated in his choices to me. Plus he just doesn't sell threatening or the weight of power in my mind very convincingly. Maybe Law could pull the role off, but it's hard to be convinced by the fact at this stage. As for NightOwl, I still think Cusack would have been perfect. Oh, and Kurt Russell should be The Comedian.