"I was impressed by Ang Lee's over-literal use of panels in his version of Hulk," commented Snyder, "and I thought I'd show that little fucker what's what by taking it one step further."

Rumour has it, Snyder plans to take this idea to its logical extreme in the film's already planned sequel, Watchmen 2: The Watchening. State of the art equipment will mean the film will only be available as a series of drawings in a small book.

Way to go, Zack Snyder!

I'm surprised they cast Goode, I though Brideshead would clash. But greenscreen film-making is pretty flexible.

I'm pretty happy with the way it's shaping up. I'm just not sure if Snyder's story-telling will be strong enough. There is a lot going on in Watchmen. A huge amount of which will have to be condensed of discarded. No matter what he chooses to cut out some people will be disappointed. I know, for instance, that the latest draft hasn't brought back the Alien hoax. That doesn't bother me, but it will be irksome to many I'm sure.

But leave Campbell alone. He knows what he is and has never pretended to be anything else.

It's still probably going to flop.

They need to bring Fables to the big screen.

As for its potential commercial success, look no further than "300". A modestly budgeted balls-to-the-wall action flick like "Watchmen" will likely outperform most bigger-budgeted fare, as "300" did. It's a geek project for geeks, sure, but so was "300" and that film singlehandedly elevated Snyder to the Hollywood A-list.

Another thing: it's not like big-name actors need to be cast for a film to be successful. Ask James Cameron, who has cast unknowns and bit-part actors (except Sigourney Weaver) for his mega-budget "Avatar" in 2009. No one is questioning his choices.

I'm giving Snyder the benefit of the doubt.

Who knows, maybe Tom Sawyer will pop up to fuck with loyal readers minds.

Keep your expectations low, fans.

Anyboty wit' me on a redheaded DeNiro for Rorschach? No? OK, how 'bout Dave Caruso solidfying his comeback in the role of Rorschach?

Kevin James as Nite Owl, eh? No? One of 'em at least.

a hottie for Nightshade. I'll let the gallery continue.

I think they should have focused more on Rorshach as he was the character I think most people identified with. Everyone else was kind of filler and didn't really serve much purpose, especially Silk Spectre who I thought just bitched about everything and did absolutely nothing, except laying Nite Owl. The baddie revealed at the end was just trying to be like Alexander the Great? I was like WTF? I understand why but it seemed rather contrived to me.

Also, while the art was functional, it didn't really stand out to me. It had some great storytelling but looked unimpressive. I guess thats what happens when you're an illustrator yourself. But was good overall I guess.

Don't know if it'll make for a great movie because of the time it takes place but hopefully it should be interesting if they don't cut out a lot of stuff. For my money, they should at least make it a 3 hour film to cover as much as possible.

Sorry, but Watchmen is graphic novel perfection. I can't think of another series/book that I've read over and over and happen to find something new or how amazed about how it still holds up to this day and age. Both Moore and Gibbons were completely on top of their game here and it just baffles me how anyone can really read it and give it a "meh".

She has to be soft, sensible and defiant and no-nonsense at the same time. Can she pull it off? Only time and $100 million will tell.

I think the figure work was good but lacked something that could have made them look more realistic. Like I said his art was functional and you're right, it is not as flashy as some of the artists working today. He is a great storyteller but if you look at how Alan Moore works,you would see that he actually does the page layout for the artists to work from because he has very specific ideas on how to convey the story.

Gibbons did his best work, no doubt. However, I think that if they had someone like Brian Bolland doing instead, this Graphic Novel would have achieved artistic perfection in my opinion. I think others would agree. Sorry if I come off as pretentious but really if I saw Gibbons' work stacked up next to some of the other artists I mentioned in a comic store I doubt I would notice. Again, I think others would agree but then again art is subjective.

Newman or man...can you imagine Clint Eastwood as Hollis Mason? Seeing him bonding with Dreiberg...getting ambushed by fucking thugs...not that I want to see Clint Fucking Eastwood get his ass kicked (they don't even have to show it) but the gravitas of that film would be unbearable!!!

With that said, Jane Fonda as Sally Juspeczyk is a good idea.

Come on Synder! Cameos aren't that expensive, right? Right?