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It’s Official – ‘Watchmen’ to be Remade for 2012

February 27th, 2009by Jett Loe · Comments

A friend in the industry sent me this framegrab from a Warner Brother’s Press Release site, (click on the image for larger version), – looks like it accidentally went live a week early.

As to the content…well…I’m not surprised.

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UPDATE: Our 40 minute podcast analysis on the failure of ‘Watchmen’ is now online.

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The Film Talk » Just Back from ‘Watchmen’ – The Theatre was Empty

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TRoLLeh

LOL!

Marilyn

This has GOT to be fake.

Jett Loe

You're right Marilyn, am sure they'll wait at least till 2013 for the 'reboot'! ;)

Queen Anthai

Please, it's such an obvious fake.

Jett Loe

of course :) hence the Jonas Bros. etc!

chrisError

its a fake. I would 100% of believed it but the joke is taken too far with the mention of the Jonas Brothers. I garantue it.

Chris

Jett Loe

yes, am sure it's tongue in cheek chrisError - i would argue that the 'jonas brothers' bit was inserted so that people wouldn't take it seriously :)

kiley

i'm so stoked about THIS remake at least! i mean, edward AND the jonas brothers! cant it BE more perfect???

Jett Loe

Maybe one of the middle-Jonas can be Rorschach.

kiley

The only thing better will be "Watchmen: The Broadway Experience," which is rumored to star hugh jackman as Manhattan

GarethHiggins

Idea for Thoughtful 'Watchmen' Remake

The Scene: Switzerland, 1923

The Venue: An old creaky church, in which three piece be-suited nerdy men gather to discuss the danger they face

The Plot: Who is Killing the Great Horologists of Europe?

The Saviours: The nerdy men band together, for it is only they can save themselves. They are thoughtful men, with different skills - some work on the big hand, some on the small, some on the windup mechanism; but in order to maintain group cohesion, the team needs a name. They are ... the Watchmen.

Jett Loe

I would see that film.

I also want to see 'Watchmen' as enacted by grade-schoolers who've only ever seen the trailers for 'Watchmen' -

actually - you know that 'Star Wars' vid that made the round a few weeks ago = the friend who had never seen Star Wars and then described it from the bits and pieces she'd picked up over the years? I wanna see one of those for Watchmen.

StanleyRumm

Yeah right. That is a joke. "feel good Watchmen just the ticket", "even Alan Moore .. will have a smile on his face."

I don't believe a word of it. :p

Jett Loe

hmm....not so sure, could be real - guy who sent it me always been pretty good with tips in past.

Tom

Ah - that's just utterly ridiculous!!

What's next? Let's remake 2001 so that it'll appeal to the pre-teen market, and while we're at it let's do the Godfather with a teenaged cast - call it High School Musical 4: Beyond Graduation.