Once upon a time, back when it seemed that the world was entering World War 3, a group of masked vigilantes stepped up to defend it and save their people. The Watchmen, as they were known, were some of the greatest super heroes of all time. What was originally a comic book is now one of the most sought after franchises with t-shirts, books, collectibles and action figures flying off the shelves. Every year, these collectibles will become more and more valuable especially after the release of the Watchmen Movie on March 6.

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Recently, while accepting his 2009 Director of the Year Award at ShoWest, Snyder had the box office disappointment brought up, and gave his thoughts on how this would affect the possible theatrical release of the Director’s Cut of the film:

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With “Watchmen,” Zach Snyder tried very hard to duplicate four hundred pages of graphic novel. The result was an uneven, overly long, bloated and shallow film that tries too hard to appeal to fans of the source material. Syder’s a fan, too; I get that… but think of how many new fans he could have created if he had made a good movie, period. If only he’d taken a four hundred page graphic novel and adapted it for the screen.

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Unlike the epic 300 Director Zach Snyder helmed before, Watchmen will be anything but a blue screen, chroma key movie. The set for Watchmen is meticulously detailed down to engravings on the brick walls and various “Easter Eggs” hidden about. That’s not to say the blue screen will be completely relegated as a makeshift tarp, because Snyder loves his digital effects, and Watchmen is sure to deliver.

Passing Hands

Watchmen has been floating around Hollywood for half a century and had many directors attached to it before being handed to Snyder. Gilliam, the visionary director behind Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was attached to direct but pulled out after budget disputes with the studios. Darron Arronofsky The Wrestler was then tapped but he pulled out because he wanted to focus more on his independent films. Luckily for Warner Brothers, Snyder signed on at the last second.

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dr. Manhattan

You’d think Mr. Freeze was the last time we’d ever see the governator in blue, but he was asked to play the super-superhero Dr. Manhattan. Luckily for us, Cruddup accepted the role.

Easter Eggs

Zach Snyder himself said that he expected audiences to watch Watchmen at least two or three times to really understand the movie. Like any good Director, Snyder has littered his frames with Easter eggs from a comic book within the comic book, to nods towards his last film 300. In the trailer you can see a handful of easter eggs: the scene when Rorschach is hacking into Ozymandias’ computer, check out the desktop and you’ll se a folder titled “Adrian’s sorta like a very asexual, but he’s possibly a homosexual.” Whatever that means, but hardcore fans should be drooling.

Penis size

Wow men can never hear enough about this one and it seems we’re going to have a huge uncircumcised blue penis swaying on an IMAX screen very soon. According to critics who have already screened the movie, the wang is very large and very hardcore “real.” A far-cry from the modest circumcised penis Dr. Manhattan is endowed with in the graphic novel. So here’s a suggestion, if you’re not packing massive heat, leave the girlfriend at home.

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You can now enter to win a trip for two to the Watchmen premiere in Los Angeles, become a Watchmen mobile member and receive text updates on your phone, and older dvds are being reprinted with special Watchmen coupons inside.

Also, the animated Tales of the Black Freighter is being released March 24 to continue to promote the movie.

- http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/02/15/watchmen-promotional-efforts-increase/

http://geekadelphia.com/2008/11/14/six-watchmen-movie-posters-because-one-isnt-enough/