Final 12 months Warner Bros. introduced an animated adaptation of Watchmen, the seminal comedian collection from author Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, was within the works. This week the primary trailer for Watchmen animated film was unveiled in addition to launch particulars.
This Watchmen animated adaptation will likely be helmed by Brandon Vietti, no stranger to DC animation, from a script by acclaimed author J. Michael Straczynski. Unsurprisingly, given the scope of the unique comedian, Warner Bros. opted to separate it into two movies. Count on the second half later this 12 months.
Take a look at the trailer and official press launch under:
Primarily based on DC’s acclaimed graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, Watchmen Chapter I, the primary a part of an all-new animated two-part characteristic movie from Warner Bros. Animation and Paramount, will likely be launched on Digital on August 13.
The animated characteristic is a trustworthy adaptation of the groundbreaking graphic novel collection by author Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons, which redefined the superhero style when it debuted within the mid-Nineteen Eighties.
Watchmen Chapter I delves into the gritty and complicated world of masked vigilantes in an alternate model of America in the course of the Chilly Battle period. The “Watchmen” saga stays a cornerstone of comedian ebook literature, having garnered quite a few awards and accolades over the a long time.
The variation captures the spirit and elegance of Moore and Gibbons’ authentic, groundbreaking imaginative and prescient with gorgeous animation that pays homage to the comedian ebook’s iconic visible type. The movie includes a stellar voice forged that features Matthew Rhys (TV’s Brothers & Sisters, The Individuals, Perry Mason) Katee Sackhoff (TV’s Battlestar Galactica, Longmire, The Mandalorian) and Titus Welliver (TV’s Misplaced Deadwood, Sons of Anarchy).
The movie is produced and directed by Brandon Vietti from an adaptation by J. Michael Straczynski. Jim Krieg and Cindy Rago function producers and Dave Gibbons serves as consulting producer. Sam Register, Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are govt producers.
Followers may even be capable to take pleasure in a variety of bonus options together with interviews with the filmmakers together with Dave Gibbons, J. Michael Straczynski, and extra.
Watchmen Chapter I options all all-star voice forged together with Matthew Rhys (Dan Dreiberg, Nite Owl), Katee Sackhoff (Laurie Juspeczyk, Silk Spectre) and Titus Welliver (Rorschach, Walter Kovacs), together with Troy Baker (Adrian Veidt, Ozymandias), Adrienne Barbeau (Sally Jupiter, Silk Spectre), Corey Burton (Captain Metropolis), Michael Cerveris (Jonathan Osterman, Dr. Manhattan), Jeffrey Combs (Edgar Jacobi, Moloch), Gray DeLisle, Kelly Hu, John Marshall Jones (Hooded Justice), Max Koch, Phil LaMarr, Yuri Lowenthal (Wally Weaver), Geoff Pierson (Hollis Mason, Nite Owl), Dwight Schultz, Jason Spisak, Kari Wahlgren (Janey Slater), and Rick D. Wasserman (Edward Blake, The Comic).
Watchmen Chapter I will likely be accessible on August 13 to buy digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Dwelling and extra. On August 27 the movie will likely be accessible to buy on 4K Extremely HD and Blu-ray Discs on-line and in-store at main retailers. Pre-order your copy now.
Watchmen Chapter II will likely be launched later in 2024.
SYNOPSIS:
Chapter 1: In an alternate world historical past set in 1985, the homicide of a authorities sponsored superhero attracts his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and right into a thriller that threatens to upend their private lives and the world itself.
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
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- The Artwork of Adaptation: Introducing the Story
- Dave Gibbons and Watchmen: Chapters I-VI
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FILM INFORMATION
4K UHD & Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish
4K UHD & Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Working Time: 83 min.
Rated: R
*Digital model not accessible in Canada
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