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Sally Jupiter has been cast in Zack Snyder's WATCHMEN!!!

could work by Halfbreedqueen	Aug 8th, 2007 06:36:34 PM
this could be good, not going for all big names
why has nobody else posted yet? by Halfbreedqueen	Aug 8th, 2007 06:37:17 PM
get with it people
hmmm by Halfbreedqueen	Aug 8th, 2007 06:38:10 PM
i know a lot of people think the patty guy from The Bourne Ultimatum (the reporter) should have been Rorshach
Stone Cold Fox by Massage...Bored	Aug 8th, 2007 06:38:13 PM
She is.
I love me some Gugino by odysseus	Aug 8th, 2007 06:38:54 PM
A babe who can act. I miss Karen Sisco.
Soooo damned hot by skimn	Aug 8th, 2007 06:41:22 PM
in Sin City...thats all. No mention of Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind trailer on Yahoo? Its looks promising.
Le Boneur. by Kurzinski Valentine	Aug 8th, 2007 06:45:16 PM
In my pantalons.
I'm still stunned that this is getting made by ballyhoo	Aug 8th, 2007 06:45:18 PM
I just can't believe that Watchmen is getting made. It's actually happening.
The Rest Of That Headline... by TheRealMoriarty	Aug 8th, 2007 06:46:43 PM
... should read "And Moriarty masturbates furiously!" I love Carla Gugino.
Even the mostly positive casting news on this... by rbatty024	Aug 8th, 2007 06:49:02 PM
film gives me little hope. Lets hope Zack Snyder ups his game on this one because I have not been impressed by his record so far.
This is call, brilliant casting by Evil Hobbit	Aug 8th, 2007 06:51:16 PM
She's great!
Gugino by Cobbio	Aug 8th, 2007 06:51:22 PM
Thanks for the scoop, Mori. Zack Snyder is doing a great job casting up-and-comers for "Watchmen" and mixing them with more established actors like Gugino. And, yeah, I love Carla too. Being male, I can't really help it. This is good news.
rbatty024...just curious... by Brians Life	Aug 8th, 2007 06:52:51 PM
What issues did you have with the Dawn of the Dead remake? I'm not the BIGGEST 300 fan, but I walked away from his zombie movie completely satisfied...comin' from a guy that loves Romero.
Mori by BadMrWonka	Aug 8th, 2007 06:53:14 PM
and now we all have a quote for when you interview her...half the talkback postings will have the subject line, "Moriarty masturbates furiously!" it's gonna be AWEsome...
I love me some Gugino, as well. by Imagikafan	Aug 8th, 2007 06:54:11 PM
Great casting!
will she be a redhead? by waggy	Aug 8th, 2007 06:55:07 PM
i know, we go through this every time a comic role is cast (especially the women), but i just can't picture her with that hair. love carla though, so i'm glad to hear she has the part and hope they just keep her as a brunette.
i'm a big snyder fan but... by sokitome	Aug 8th, 2007 06:55:43 PM
i don't know about this casting. I hope he does "age" them in the movie cuz i don't know of the "double stuff" girl from Harold and Kumar can pull off Laurie...but i'm willing to try and find out.
Halfbreedqueen by Lando Griffin	Aug 8th, 2007 06:56:02 PM
I think Mori's post explains the delay in posting from our fellow geeks
by casting i meant by sokitome	Aug 8th, 2007 06:56:51 PM
the entire cast being young NOT Carla Guino beng wrong for that part cuz i think she's great
BadMrWonka by Lando Griffin	Aug 8th, 2007 06:58:29 PM
Lets try that new catchphrase out. I will use a retroactive example as I can't think of anything currently topical so....
Snyder by kwisatzhaderach	Aug 8th, 2007 06:58:45 PM
Look guys, Snyder is a bad director. Dawn of the Dead was OK for the first 15 minutes and then fell apart. 300 was lousy, more a computer game than a film. The best chance for Watchmen was when Greengrass was on board. As it is the project is doomed.
Optimus has flames by Lando Griffin	Aug 8th, 2007 06:59:59 PM
and Moriarity masturbates furiously. Yeah that one kinda sucked but the kinks have to worked out before this baby is fine tuned. I leave it up to you fellow geeks
sokitome by waggy	Aug 8th, 2007 07:00:41 PM
i agree. malin/laurie is the one i'm most wary of at this point. we've seen so little of her work so far, so it's tough to judge, but what little we have seen doesn't scream "serious acting chops". after seeing little children though, i'm confident wilson and haley are good choices (jeez haley was creepy in that film).
Please sweet baby Jesus... by Hairy Nutsack	Aug 8th, 2007 07:01:52 PM
...use your awesome god magic and make this movie not suck. Hrrmm, too bad her "sexy" scene is a rape scene, now I'm going to feel all fucking guilty for lusting after her while she suffers, but lust I will, with abandon.
Snyder worries me... by spectrebeeyatch	Aug 8th, 2007 07:03:07 PM
Dawn of the Dead remake was alright but I thought 300 had no life to it. I hope he has some smart people around him to make this film good.
Hey Carla Gugino... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Aug 8th, 2007 07:04:55 PM
... call me.
snyder/300 by waggy	Aug 8th, 2007 07:08:20 PM
why does everyone think zach will employ the same techniques with watchmen as he did with 300. did 300 look anything like dawn of the dead? and do the comic versions of 300 and watchmen have anything in common? all the interviews i've read so far lead me to believe that he understands that the only thing watchmen shares with 300 is the medium it came from.
Make-up by BrooseTheScharuk	Aug 8th, 2007 07:11:58 PM
Apparently, Greg Cannom is doing the make-up, so I at least have confidence in the whole aging back and forth concept. In my opinion, the only things that make Bram Stoker's Dracula worth watching (and I've seen it a number of times on the strength of these few factors)are Gary Oldman's performance, Wojciech Kilar's score, and Greg Cannom's make-up work. He is the king of age make-up. Just look at old Dracula, or the subtle work he did on Brad Pitt for Babel. I'm still in wait-and-see mode with Zach Snyder, although I think his heart is in the right place. I just don't know if he can crank it down for the pace and tone this thing needs. He's definitely starting off on the right foot, though. An R-rating and a look and feel that he describes as being comparable to Seven (sorry, I don't do that stupid replace the "V" with a "7" thing).
right by AllieJamison	Aug 8th, 2007 07:12:56 PM
where have all the catchphrases gone? it's about time...
I need to dig my Watchmen out by Trik_Ster	Aug 8th, 2007 07:17:07 PM
been about 15-20 years since I read them
You Have a Great Point by OGREISHERE	Aug 8th, 2007 07:26:53 PM
It is easier to age an actor than make em younger.
The make-up guy did Dracula? by CherryValance	Aug 8th, 2007 07:28:06 PM
I remember what "old" Keanu looked like. That wasn't good. And Brad Pitt is old. Maybe the guy will be as good as possible, but old people make up doesn't do it for me. They always end up looking like powdered donuts.
Why the hate for the young cast? by SpencerTrilby	Aug 8th, 2007 07:38:07 PM
I'd rather see a cast of youngsters acting and speaking like adults in a R-rated flick, than your usual "30-40something prestigious cast" whose act is dumbed down by PG-13 rules. Anytime.
Because, anyone watching X-men by SpencerTrilby	Aug 8th, 2007 07:41:18 PM
is soooo happy with the decision to cast 30 years old Jean Grey and Cyclops and witness them acting like stupid teens, rather than casting 18 years old decent actors (there's no shortage of them if you can look further than LA acting classes).
Mysterious Yobo by BadMrWonka	Aug 8th, 2007 07:43:57 PM
some of us just go to aintitcool for news, rather than spending 4 hours farting around every nerd site out there. so I'm happy to have it distilled down. if it's a scoop for AICN, great. if not, it will end up here eventually if it's important. either way, there's always one blabbering doofus in every talkback going, "Ain't it old news! this was on my sister's dentist's vetrinarian's blog like 2 hours ago!" you came here, you read the article, you logged in, you posted a comment. all that to talk shit? I never understand that. start your own website, get millions of viewers, get your severed head in a movie, marry an asian chick, and then we'll talk. until then, leave AICN for those of us that love it, and are tired of hearing the same drooling backtack from kids like you in EVERY GOD DAMN TALKBACK. eat your pudding and shut the fuck up.
Brians Life, like most people I loved... by rbatty024	Aug 8th, 2007 07:52:11 PM
the beginning of the Dawn of the Dead remake. It was wonderful anarchy, but it quickly turned into the basic humans doing really stupid things and selfless hero v. selfish asshole trappings that define most "claustrophobi" horror films. Maybe my love of the original blinded me and I should take another look. I'll admit that there's a chance I would think of the movie as a decent flick if it hadn't stripped the original of its social commentary and human drama. 300, despite some strong visuals, was lacking in just about every other department. It was a true trainwreck of a film. It's a real shame.
SpencerTrilby by prunkhaft	Aug 8th, 2007 07:52:19 PM
I really thought they cast X-Men well, and I was happy that they didn't go young. And I haven't seen an R rated film composed of youngsters speaking like adults that's impressed me. On another note, I'm willing to give Zach Snyder credit for both DOTD and 300, I read 300 shortly before seeing the film and was surprised with how well he managed the material.
BAD MR WONKA by sokitome	Aug 8th, 2007 08:48:25 PM
OMFG that was spot on dude. You are so right about these idiots who say shit like that.
I know Carla Gugino's little brtother by GuitarAtomik	Aug 8th, 2007 08:53:03 PM
No joke. I went to high school with him. At the time though, I only knew her as the mom in Spy Kids.
Mori, if you're gonna rub one out, please... by Bronx Cheer	Aug 8th, 2007 08:54:54 PM
please, please, make a video so Merrick can link to it.
"Be Kind, Rewind" comic-con trailer by Mike_D	Aug 8th, 2007 09:08:33 PM
check it out fellas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =HvC_ZzXv_Lc HUGE tribute to GHOSTBUSTERS..cant wait to hear the GB theme in the theatre!
Sorry, this is all bad by BeatsMe	Aug 8th, 2007 09:46:51 PM
I'd much rather see older actors get digitally "younged" or different actors playing them altogether in the flashbacks. The comic is in part about the feeling old and powerless--something that these younger actors just won't be able to convey in the same natural way. It's more about the older characters than the older ones. If this is any good, I'll be happy to eat crow, but I seriously doubt it.
One of the best aging make up, for my money... by Gilkuliehe	Aug 8th, 2007 09:48:06 PM
Was Julianne Moore in THE HOURS. I was sold on that one. (Not the nose though, sorry. Can't have it all)
I wanna gugino all over Carla's sally-jupiters. by Nosferatu Jones	Aug 8th, 2007 09:54:00 PM
If you know what I mean.
Now I understand the younger actors by krushjudgement	Aug 8th, 2007 10:38:02 PM
I was getting worried. So far Snyder has made good decisions and shown his intelligence. Don't trash it until you see it. Damn you people are a bunch of doomsayers! It must suck for an artist to be criticized midstroke.
Sounds good to me... by jrbarker	Aug 8th, 2007 11:20:24 PM
This is shaping up nicely.
CLICK had the best age make-up by Nachokoolaid	Aug 8th, 2007 11:41:01 PM
Seriously, it was amazing.
The best age make up will be in Indy IV by Gilkuliehe	Aug 8th, 2007 11:45:54 PM
Zing!
BadMrWonka by L.H.Puttgrass	Aug 8th, 2007 11:56:24 PM
"I concur." Some of us have jobs and don't live on the internet. So fuck off, crybabies! If you've already heard about it, don't fucking click on it! Like I give a shit that you heard it somewhere else! What do want? ...a cookie?
well done gilkuliehe by prunkhaft	Aug 8th, 2007 11:59:10 PM
wish I had thought of that. thanks for a genuine laugh.
essential?! by docmem	Aug 9th, 2007 12:35:21 AM
Casting someone under 30 as Laurie Juspeczyk is essential to the storytelling?! I'm seriously beginning to wonder if Snyder ever read Watchmen or any of the scripts. Laurie is a middle-aged woman having a superhero mid-life crisis: her husband will never age, and she's hitting the same age as the woman he dumped for her. That's the background to only everything her character does for the first third of the story. No disrespect for Malin Akerman intended here (she was genuinely funny in Harold & Kumar), but Snyder might as well have cast Lindsey Lohan.
I wanna have her baby by aboriginal	Aug 9th, 2007 12:42:32 AM
She's one of the underrated hotness of Hollywood.
cans by docmem	Aug 9th, 2007 12:59:04 AM
Xiphos: no doubt, no doubt, but if I want to see them again, there's always netflix, Harold & Kumar and the ever-handy pause button.
this should have been a 12 part HBO miniseries by conbarba	Aug 9th, 2007 01:27:38 AM
somebody had to say
good choice by CuervoJones	Aug 9th, 2007 01:27:49 AM
But Watchmen can´t be adapted.
Gugino as a redhead by Mockingbird Girl	Aug 9th, 2007 01:39:03 AM
She did "After the Fall" on Broadway as a redhead. Here's a pic, ye geeks of little faith: http://tinyurl.com/2uc4d9
Cannom's great, but on the 'minimal' side by half vader	Aug 9th, 2007 02:52:51 AM
Which can be good... He has definitely worked on some great movies and I'm not dissing the guy at all, but I prefer when they use appliances and stuff to take gravity and time into account (even on non-extreme age stuff like Click), whereas Cannom seems to be on the stipple-and latex wrinkles minimalist side. Sure that's generally an appropriate approach as he doesn't usually age people more than 20 years or so, but... With all respect Broose Rick Baker is the King of old age makeup (gotta buy Life - lousy movie, brilliant makeup). Or Dick Smith. Back to Cannom, I'm looking forward to Benjamin Button, but admit my faith in him has been shaken by Son of the Mask.
nice. by mstique	Aug 9th, 2007 03:25:09 AM
Yeah, I'm one of the many who thinks she'd be a perfect Laurie, but whatever. Carla Gugino is talented. I'm just glad she's a part of it at all.
Damn she's hot by MorpheusTheSandman	Aug 9th, 2007 03:55:57 AM
Better looking then her comicbook counterpart
um by blonde redhead	Aug 9th, 2007 04:00:54 AM
i'm getting nervous about this movie. real nervous.
Voice of Dissent! by chrth	Aug 9th, 2007 07:49:42 AM
Part of Sally "Jupiter's" personality is built on concealing her eastern european heritage while younger. CARLA GUGINO IS NO MORE POLISH THAN JACQUES CHIRAC! So this means one of two things: 1) They expect us to buy her as Polish. Yeah, good luck with that. 2) They're dropping it entirely from the script. And of course the answer is the second one, which means we have another clue how this movie is being constructed: they're throwing out the character stuff.
She's hot! by tonamania	Aug 9th, 2007 08:06:09 AM
She's hot, with ot without the Sin City cannibalized hand. Did I mention that she's hot?
Gugino's body... by jfp2007	Aug 9th, 2007 08:12:23 AM
She has one of the best bodies in Hollywood. She's not too thin and not big at all. She has that classic 40s body. Great jubs, perfect hips and an ass to match, and to top it all off she has the looks and in your face attitude to match.
Jugs not jubs... by jfp2007	Aug 9th, 2007 08:13:23 AM
I hate typos. ;) Juggies dammit. Tits, boobs, sucky sucky.
CuervoJones by jfp2007	Aug 9th, 2007 08:16:28 AM
Of course it can be adapted. Everyone said the same thing about Sin City and 300 and a million other successful unfilmable properties. Don't worry....it'll be okay....or I'll train myself to become flexible and suck my own cock (I bet there's a medical or technical term for that fucked up "talent.").
Sin City green screen version... by jfp2007	Aug 9th, 2007 08:21:39 AM
Pissed me off when they conveniently skipped the Gugino nudity in that version. The rest of it is there with Goldie, but I guess she had a say in that. Would have been nice to see full color Sin City Gugino knockers. Oh well, we got the thong shot and Goldie's golden tittosiimii.
jfp / cuervo - adapted by tonamania	Aug 9th, 2007 08:29:46 AM
But it's different. Frank Miller is a good over-the-top story teller. The adrenaline rush should translate well into the movies (and it did). Moore's a different beast (no pun intended). Loved 'V' the novel and the movie - thought the movie was a hell of good adaptation of the novel - but the audience in general didn't think so. Watchmen, imho, is even more 'cerebral' (can't think of a better word for now) and a less powerful work than 'V'. If Snyder can carry over some of his '300' goodwill, it should do well, but otherwise, who knows if the masses will like it. I'm expecting great things.
To echo what tonamania said by chrth	Aug 9th, 2007 08:47:21 AM
Miller writes his comic books as if he were drawing up a storyboard for a film. Look at Batman Year One; it could've easily been made for the big screen without changing a single detail. sigh Maybe next time.
half vader by BrooseTheScharuk	Aug 9th, 2007 09:19:24 AM
I'll agree that Cannom can be minimalist (which -- I think -- totally worked for Pitt in Babel, just to age him about ten years or so), but he can also do the more elaborate stuff too. Once again, I think I mentioned old Dracula in my earlier post. Whether you like the hair-buns or not (I'm sure they were the work of the hair department anyway, not Cannom) the work on the face is phenomenal. As I recall, Keanu Reeves was supposd to look more ravaged by psychological trauma than anything else. Also, I wouldn't doubt that there was some stipulation where they couldn't make him look too unattractive. As far as movies like Son of the Mask go, unfortunately, guys like Cannom have to do shit like that the majority of the time if they want to work steadily, and the quality of the work often has more to do with what the director wants than the style or approach of the make-up artist. I could be wrong about that, and maybe it's directors like Coppola -- as overrated as he may be -- who have elevated Cannom's work, but I don't think so. Anyway, that's all visual stuff, and I don't think that's where we'd see Snyder fail if he does. If he blows it, it will be tonally, or because of an overly shallow yet literal interpretation of the source material.
Not that I'm wishing for a failure... by BrooseTheScharuk	Aug 9th, 2007 09:22:55 AM
...I get no joy out of that. I hope he knocks it out of the park. But I am bracing for disappointment, just to be safe.
Whoa posted in the wrong part of the talkback! by half vader	Aug 9th, 2007 09:24:18 AM
Should have known not to talk about a makeup artist while people were distracted by Gugino's boobies. Mmmmmm. Booooobies.
id be more worried by ZO	Aug 9th, 2007 09:44:24 AM
if they casted katie holmes and chad michael murray as nite owl
They should've gone with Dakota Fanning by Spandau Belly	Aug 9th, 2007 09:44:49 AM
And really shot for that Oscar nod for best makeup. Maybe cast a pug dog as Rorshach while they're at it.
Great casting by fish tacos	Aug 9th, 2007 09:53:25 AM
Carla Gugino is so great. You know who I was thinking about the other day that would be a good Sally Jupiter would be Dana Delaney. She was on Jeopardy just recently.... so, so hot. Still haven't gotten over my crush on her from China Beach. I love Watchmen... I can't wait to see Rorschach on the big screen- the mask effect, how they do his voice... I'm excited. I've got a good feeling that Haley is going to own that character. This is going to be so kick ass!
hey Broose by half vader	Aug 9th, 2007 10:01:31 AM
I posted that last thing before I saw your new one. Aaaanyway, yep the Pitt stuff was nice and like I say I do think he's great. Even that wrinkle 'trick' with the latex has to be done well - you've seen it done BADLY a million times! I love Oldman/Dracula's hair. It's like an appropriately ornate and baroque frame around his own portrait and helps the makeup a LOT, not to mention balances the costume. Frame the hair out and see what happens. As for Keanu, God I hate that shit. Whether it's the actor or the agent or the fucking marketing tools, that shit's moronic. What about Tom Cruise in (the closet - uh no I mean in) Interview? Holy fuck! Are we so stupid that we're going to forget it's them even though they're the bloody STAR and are still wearing the same clothes they were a second ago and are still being called the same name and... Phew. Sorry, that one really gets my goat. They're supposed to be ACTORS. They're SUPPOSED to 'disappear' literally or figuratively into their roles. Right. Taking a breath... As for Son of the Mask, I made that point because he worked on the first one and that was done so well, but he was employed as a consultant on the second, being paid for his professional opinion. Now as you said it all comes down to the director in the end for veto power, and maybe he did tell them what was visually wrong with the new makeup design and they ignored him, but if not... I should definitely give him the benefit of the doubt though. Maybe it was more to do with actual makeup application and technical stuff, rather than the visual design. As for Keanu, the psychological trauma was all ours. What's even worse is that he can actually act these days (mostly). As for this, I'm hopeful. I liked Dead O.K., but 300 was awful in all the places it mattered (none of them visual). The pacing's flat. It doesn't build in terms of tension or emotion (although there are ham-fisted attempts). I'm not saying it to be cooler-than-thou, as I was really hoping for it to be great. And apparently he's a cool guy to work for. So yeah fingers crossed. To each his own, but Coppola will never be overrated even if he produces crap for the rest of his life. Why do people (not you) think that duds now cancel out other achievements? It doesn't make any sense. Does a shit film from Coppola suddenly make The Godfather "just all right"? Or 15 failures make he Conversation less brilliant. Although this does come from the same idiot TBers that think they have to shit on one film to express how good the other is. They're like a bunch of demented accountants or something! No more rants today (unless Animal goes wacky again).
I Need To ReRead WATCHMEN by LaserPants	Aug 9th, 2007 10:20:44 AM
I remember loving it when I was younger, I think I was about 14 or 15 during the initial run (what, like '86?), but I forget almost all of it. All I have now are impressions. Still have all the original issues too. Need to break them thar funny books out and give 'em a read-again.
I hope this doesn't suck by SoylentMean	Aug 9th, 2007 11:46:48 AM
But it probably will, although I dig on what Snyder's done so far (although not enough to give him a free pass).
Adam West as Hollis Mason! by Fuck The Napkin	Aug 9th, 2007 12:17:01 PM
I don't even have to type that subject in any more. My computer has learned that I write it in every Watchmen talkback. NOW DO IT, ZACK!
She is obscenely hot by DirkD13"	Aug 9th, 2007 12:36:08 PM
I'd have to put her in my personal top 5 sexiest women in the world. I'm still really worried about Snyder's ability to pull this off, it'll look beautiful I'm sure but he doesn't seem particularly smart in interviews, but that just might be the dudespeak.
Carla was a redhead by Dopenose19	Aug 9th, 2007 01:04:12 PM
in Son-In Law. Obviously, that's the performance that Snyder saw her in that spurred this decision. Next up: Pauly Shore as the newspaper vendor. "The world's comin' to an end, buuuuuuuuddy!"
This movie just got a whole lot better... by chrisd	Aug 9th, 2007 01:13:20 PM
with the addition of Carla Gugino. And if they keep the Pirate stuff, there MAY be hope for this. And are the credits for the graphic novel in the movie going to but just "Illustrated by Dave Gibbons"?
I still cannot believe that Coppola directed Jack by theoneofblood	Aug 9th, 2007 01:24:54 PM
Jesus Christ. The man who made The Godfather made JACK! It boggles the mind.
chrth has a point by Homer Sexual	Aug 9th, 2007 02:46:10 PM
I am looking forward to this movie. I don't expect it to be as good as the comic, I just expect it to be a good movie. Chrth is definitely right on about how they're condensing it...a lot of the character stuff will be out. Not all of it...can't take out the Comedian's rape for example...but a lot of it. Also, Snyder hasn't shown any feel for characterization, but he's great with the look and pace. The two character points I hope and think will be kept are the whole Dan-Laurie, over-the-hill, etc, thing. And..Laurie again...Laurie's age issues and fear that Manhattan will dump her. I'm pretty sure they'll keep the Dan-Laurie, but maybe not the Laurie's getting older thing.
Carla Gugino is one my fave bombshells by oisin5199	Aug 9th, 2007 03:07:00 PM
in the old sense of the term. Not in the 'airhead' sense. I'd follow her in anything (even though she's done some trash). I wish Karen Sisco or Threshold had continued. I'm sure I'll love her in this.
Half Vader by Shaner Jedi	Aug 9th, 2007 03:52:26 PM
you're right. Rick Baker has done amazing old age makeup. Life's makeup work was great and so was the recent Norbit. Now if only Baker worked on better movies. :/ Cannom is good too though and should do a fine job.
WATCHMEN Casting by Barron34	Aug 9th, 2007 07:40:35 PM
Gugino would be a much better choice for Laurie/Silk Spectre II, instead of that character's mother. Laurie needs to be clearly in her thirties, a woman who is well-preserved in her late thirties, in fact. Other characters: Ozymandias should be played by little known actor Jeffery Nordling. Check his listing on IMDB.com out. The guy is a dead ringer for Adrian Veidt, and is the right age. John Cusak would be a good choice for Dan Dreiburg/Nite Owl II. Alec Baldwin or Jeff Bridges would have been good choices if they had the guts to cast really middle-aged guys as the heroes. Gary Sinise would be a great choice for Rorschach. Tom Berenger would be an excellent choice for the Comedian. Anyway, Carla Gugino is hot and a good actress and all, but the make-up people will have their work cut out for them trying to age her convincingly. I am not yet confident that this movie will work. I hope it does, of course. I am a huge WATCHMEN fan from back in the day. It is a critical piece of literature.
Who Botches The Watchmen? by Barron34	Aug 9th, 2007 07:49:56 PM
I guess I have been out of the loop on the casting news for the WATCHMEN for a while (I started a new job a few weeks back, so have not really been online much). Seems they have cast most of the movie. Many of the actors seem too young for their roles. When Carla Gugino is getting cast as an old lady, you gotta be questioning the casting. But, as they say, the proof is in the pudding. If Snyder pulls this off, he is a hero. If not, his name is mud with the fanboys. THe movie will do good business just with fans who will go to see it at least once. The question is whether it will draw mainstream audiences and get good word of mouth and repeat business. Hell, even if it sucks, as an old-school WATCHMEN fan, I will have to at least go see it once in the theatres, just to have experienced the WATCHMEN movie. If it sucks, I will be mightily peeved, of course, along with the rest of the finicky fanboy nation. Good luck to Snyder. The casting has not, so far, inspired me to feel confident. I hope that my skepticism is proven wrong.
Sailor Jupiter WTF? by JustyHakubi	Aug 9th, 2007 07:56:39 PM
Really... no shit. Didn't know she could act.
Just watched Sin City Extended Cut by SoylentMean	Aug 9th, 2007 08:43:42 PM
Carla Gugino is so fuckin' hot in that movie (and she has the guts to show us her tits, that's right I'm talkin' to you Alba). She makes me want to see this movie...
This Better Be Good by skoobyx	Aug 9th, 2007 09:43:53 PM
Best graphic novel ever ever EVER ever.
Shaner by half vader	Aug 9th, 2007 10:51:49 PM
Oh yeah - didn't realise I didn't put Norbit in there. Just incredible (no not the movie although it was in a literal sense)! - Is there anybody else that has done a makeup design and then aged the CHARACTER before (rather than age makeups of the actor themselves)? With that sort of believability? I reckon Mr Wong even blows away Old Jewish Guy. Baker has as much luck with good scripts as Phil Tippett. More's the shame.
Barron34 by Punch Man	Aug 10th, 2007 01:20:41 AM
Snyder cast young so he can have the same actor play the character 20 years apart(or whatever the difference is)
SoylentMean by Punch Man	Aug 10th, 2007 01:21:30 AM
is Marv's mom in the Extended cut? That was a great scene in the book

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