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Watchmen in Entertainment Weekly

July 18, 2008 by Ann Lake · 2 Comments 

In Entertainment Weekly’s Comic Con Special, Watchmen graces the cover with an interview with Zack to complete the package.  The images are below.

In his bungalow on the Warner Bros. lot, Zack Snyder keeps a suitcase large enough to hold a rocket launcher. It doesn’t. Popping open the lid reveals a set of finely crafted action figures encased in black foam: Dr. Manhattan. Rorschach. Ozymandias. Nite Owl. Silk Spectre. The Comedian. They’re based on comic-book superheroes that aren’t exactly household names, but if the director of the sword-and-sandals smash 300 has his way, these characters will become icons as explosive as any state-of-the-art weapon. ”In my movie, Superman doesn’t care about humanity, Batman can’t get it up, and the bad guy wants world peace,” Snyder says with a smirk. ”Will has his way, these characters will become icons as explosive as any state-of-the-art weapon. ”In my movie, Watchmen be the end of superhero movies? Probably not. But it sure will kick them in the gut.”

Read more on the Entertainment Weekly website.

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