AncalagonTheBlack Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Quote DC Comics favorite Watchmen may be headed for the small screen. Fresh off of critical favorite The Leftovers, Damon Lindelof is in talks for a potential Watchmen TV series for HBO. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the project is in the early development stages. An official deal is not yet in place. Representatives for HBO and producers Warner Bros. Television declined comment. Lindelof originally read the comics as a kid in the 1980s and has said that the series continues to influence his work. "From the flashbacks to the nonlinear storytelling to the deeply flawed heroes, these are all elements that I try to put into everything I write," he told Comic Book Resources in 2009 ahead of the feature-film take. Snyder, who directed the 2009 feature-film adaptation of Alan Moore's beloved comic series, is no longer attached to the drama project from Warner Bros. Television, where both DC Entertainment and Lindelof are housed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tiger Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 "Snyder, who directed the 2009 feature-film adaptation of Alan Moore's beloved comic series, is no longer attached " http://i.imgur.com/dWPhSpZ.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I am a happy fatso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 But Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, GallowKnight said: But I guess a weekly dose of sex and violence superhero style will be their next big GOT. It's not like anyone has really done that style of superhero despite the potential fanbase. I just scratch my head a little at how they could have took advantage of the GRRM name and done wild cards which seems to have more potential as a tv show. Plus "Superheroes by the network and author that brought you GOT" seems easier to market than "based on that superhero film that wasn't that successful 10 years ago" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ashes Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 It would be something of an event if they could make it good enough that Alan Moore will actually like it. Eta: Actually, it might be something of an event if he actually watches the first episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Loved Lost, loved The Leftovers, I'm down for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetyrPunkinhead Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 7 hours ago, Knight of Ashes said: It would be something of an event if they could make it good enough that Alan Moore will actually like it. Eta: Actually, it might be something of an event if he actually watches the first episode. Alan Moore live tweeting during S1E1 of Watchmen on HBO would be a sure sign of the apocalypse. But worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 If they're going to do a remake of an Alan Moore adaptation that was a film a few years ago I'd have thought V For Vendetta would be more topical (not that I think they should remake that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 16 hours ago, Nictarion said: Loved Lost, loved The Leftovers, I'm down for this. I really need to watch "the Leftovers" as I'd like to love Damon Lindelof again. The end of "lost" all of "prometheus" and the stupidity of "Into Darkness" makes it hard for me not to think he's a common factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Very interested in this series. I really liked some parts of the 2009 film and am definitely intrigued to see this work translated to series form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 42 minutes ago, Calibandar said: Very interested in this series. I really liked some parts of the 2009 film and am definitely intrigued to see this work translated to series form. a 12 part maxi-series could work. They could even include the pirate story. My concern is that they'll want to turn this into 5-7 seasons. This might mean including "before Watchmen" which was pretty badly received with the exception of Darwyn Cooke's "minutemen". Obviously the showrunners could invent their own material and given the reception of the additional comics that's probably a safer option. Maybe the first season will actually be set in the early days? Although given Lindelof's "lost" connection I guess everyone is assuming a split narrative with the past and present occurring alongside each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Pilot and backup scripts ordered: http://deadline.com/2017/09/watchmen-hbo-pilot-order-damon-lindelof-backup-scripts-1202174167/ I don't, personally, get why THIS is the thing HBO wants done, or why Lindelof wants to do it after he did such a fine job with THE LEFTOVERS (which, yes, started as an adaptation and was done in collaboration with the original author, but Lindelof really had a lot of room to extrapolate and create his own story within that frame; it's almost sacrilegious to suggest doing that with WATCHMEN). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 So I guess we could realistically expect this in 2018? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I’m dubious on a show that will take so much production work. Took 16 months from pilot order to airing of Lindelof’s THE LEFTOVERS, so I’d guess 2019 if all goes smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Am I the only one who loved the movie?....lol I think that HBO is feeling the heat of competition... for a long time they were head and shoulders above everyone else with their quality of programming... When they ere making the Sopranos, and the Wire, there was nothing that good anywhere else on TV.... now Netflix, Amazon and Starz are playing in the same league... even basic cable has upped the game... So now after a lull --when Game of Thrones was their only really big hit-- after a failed Vinyl, they've gone gone back-to back with Westworld and the Deuce.... I don;t think they'd choose this property without careful consideration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 25 minutes ago, Martini Sigil said: So now after a lull --when Game of Thrones was their only really big hit-- after a failed Vinyl, they've gone gone back-to back with Westworld and the Deuce.... I don;t think they'd choose this property without careful consideration... Yeah but going to Watchmen when there are so many great comic properties they could be adapting if they want to go that route shows a failure of imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 11 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Yeah but going to Watchmen when there are so many great comic properties they could be adapting if they want to go that route shows a failure of imagination. Good point... there are certainly a shit ton of other properties that could --and should-- be developed... sometimes getting the rights can be a problem... for instance... 100 Bullets --to my knowledge-- belongs to Tom Hardy... sometimes being able ti make the deal can be the determining factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Martini Sigil said: Am I the only one who loved the movie?....lol I think that HBO is feeling the heat of competition... for a long time they were head and shoulders above everyone else with their quality of programming... When they ere making the Sopranos, and the Wire, there was nothing that good anywhere else on TV.... now Netflix, Amazon and Starz are playing in the same league... even basic cable has upped the game... So now after a lull --when Game of Thrones was their only really big hit-- after a failed Vinyl, they've gone gone back-to back with Westworld and the Deuce.... I don;t think they'd choose this property without careful consideration... Nah, I did as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippounet Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 The movie was pretty good. It captured the atmosphere of the comics well, made few changes and cut few things. All in all it was a pretty faithful and high-quality adaptation. And Snyder's best movie hands down. Which, for me, is the problem. What could a tv show do better than that movie? Not that much imho. Otoh, it could make bigger changes and be much less faithful to the original work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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