Watchmen

Watchmen is an upcoming 2009 American superhero film that adapts Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' 1986 comic book limited series of the same name. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film adaptation stars Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matthew Goode, Stephen McHattie and Carla Gugino. Set in an alternate 1985, the film follows a group of former vigilantes as tensions heighten between the United States and the Soviet Union. The film began shooting in Vancouver in September 2007 for release on March 6, 2009. As with his previous film 300, Snyder closely modeled his storyboards on the comic, but he chose not to shoot all of Watchmen using chroma key and opted for more sets.



Plot
The story is set in an alternate 1985 where superheroes exist, Richard Nixon is still president, Vietnam was won by the South, and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union are at an all-time high. The vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) is investigating the murder of a former hero, the Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), and uncovers a plot to discredit and murder various heroes. Rorschach discovers a far wider-ranging conspiracy involving his colleagues' past which could completely change the course of history.

Directed by :
Zack Snyder
Produced by :
Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Deborah Snyder
Written by :
David Hayter, Alex Tse, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Dave Gibbons, Alan Moore

Cast :
Jackie Earle Haley as Walter Kovacs / Rorschach, Patrick Wilson as Daniel Dreiberg / Nite Owl, Malin Akerman as Laurie Juspeczyk / Silk Spectre, Billy Crudup as Dr. Jon Osterman / Doctor Manhattan, Matthew Goode as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Edward Blake / The Comedian, Stephen McHattie as Hollis Mason, Carla Gugino as Sally Jupiter, Matt Frewer as Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic, Niall Matter as Mothman, Dan Payne as Dollar Bill, Danny Woodburn as "The Big Figure".

Distributed by :
Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures
Release : March 6, 2009
Official website : Watchmen
Download Trailer : Watchmen