"Watchmen" Animated Feature News & Discussion (Spoilers)

[Frontier]

New Clip:

Rorschach and Nite-Owl...one of the most complicated friendships in comics .

Interesting how they depict the effect of Rorschach's mask....

 

[RoyalRubble]

Minor but a teaser for Chapter I's release tomorrow.

 

[Frontier]

Minor but a teaser for Chapter I's release tomorrow.

Nice use of Rorschach's gimmick .

 

[RoyalRubble]

An interview with Brandon Vietti. Possible Spoilers.

 

[Yojimbo]

Very first piece of concept art and it was done by Kristina Vardazaryan and Jonathan Hoekstra.

 

[Frontier]

An interview with Brandon Vietti. Possible Spoilers.

Respect his commitment to doing the story justice in an animation medium (even if people will probably call out how they went with CG because 2D "would be much too difficult within our time constraints") and for Laurie being his favorite character .

Very first piece of concept art and it was done by Kristina Vardazaryan and Jonathan Hoekstra.

Pretty solid first visual for a Watchment movie .

 

[Yojimbo]

Respect his commitment to doing the story justice in an animation medium (even if people will probably call out how they went with CG because 2D "would be much too difficult within our time constraints") and for Laurie being his favorite character .

8/13: I'm guessing in 2D it would be looked something like... when they added lines to Superman's face in Justice League season 1? It probably didn't look right in 2D. There are a lot of comic art that translates to 3D better than 2D. I think it was the right call to go 3D to adapt Gibbons rather than use 2D and have to alter the art style and have it not look at all like his art.

8/15: Assorted interviews here, here, and here with Sackhoff, Vietti, and Welliver.

 

[Zorak Masaki]

If this is a success, I think they should make Under The Hood into an animated movie, have it be a prequel to this one.

 

[Yojimbo]

8/16: A Vietti interview was released.

Concept art for Rumrunners lighting.

8/18: Hoekstra posted the Rorschach design process.

 

[Frontier]

8/18: Hoekstra posted the Rorschach design process.

A cool basic CG model .

 

[RoyalRubble]

Comics Beat also posted an interview with Vietti, Sackhoff and Welliver.

 

[Yojimbo]

8/22: At the start of an interview with Brandon Vietti and Jonathan Hoekstra, Vinton Heuck mentions he co-directed Chapter II with Vietti.

8/27: Damon Bard posted development art on his instagram which @James Harvey pointed me to.

 

[RoyalRubble]

There will be a panel at the LightBox Expo on October 26th.

Inside Look at the Making of “Watchmen: Chapter 1”

Director Brandon Vietti and Warner Bros. Animation provide a behind-the-scenes look at "Watchmen: Chapter 1." The animated feature is a faithful adaptation of the groundbreaking graphic novel series by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons, which redefined the superhero genre when it debuted in the mid-1980s. Watchmen Chapter I delves into the gritty and complex world of masked vigilantes in an alternate version of America during the Cold War era. The “Watchmen” saga remains a cornerstone of comic book literature, having garnered numerous awards and accolades over the decades. The adaptation captures the spirit and style of Moore and Gibbons’ original, groundbreaking vision with stunning animation that pays homage to the comic book’s iconic visual style.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

There will be a panel at the LightBox Expo on October 26th.

Inside Look at the Making of “Watchmen: Chapter 1”

Director Brandon Vietti and Warner Bros. Animation provide a behind-the-scenes look at "Watchmen: Chapter 1." The animated feature is a faithful adaptation of the groundbreaking graphic novel series by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons, which redefined the superhero genre when it debuted in the mid-1980s. Watchmen Chapter I delves into the gritty and complex world of masked vigilantes in an alternate version of America during the Cold War era. The “Watchmen” saga remains a cornerstone of comic book literature, having garnered numerous awards and accolades over the decades. The adaptation captures the spirit and style of Moore and Gibbons’ original, groundbreaking vision with stunning animation that pays homage to the comic book’s iconic visual style.

And maybe an announcement or two in regards to Watchmen: Chapter II? That would be lovely, although I expect we might know more about its release window before then.

 

[RoyalRubble]

The trailer for Chapter II will be released tomorrow.

 

[Frontier]

The trailer for Chapter II will be released tomorrow.

Silk Spectre gets right in front !

 

[Yojimbo]

The Amazon Prime page lists its release as November 25, 9 pm PST.

 

[RoyalRubble]

IGN has the trailer for Chapter II.


IGN article with the full cast list. The animated sequel arrives on Digital on Nov. 26th and Blu-ray on Dec. 3rd.

 

[Frontier]

Spoiler

I think I spotted a squid monster !

 

[Otaku-sempai]

Data submitted to IMDb. It's always interesting to see what gets rejected.