Jeffrey Dean Morgan played Edward Blake aka The Comedian in Zack Snyder’s 2009 film Watchmen. It was this lesser-known DC property that launched Snyder’s career into one of the fan-favorite Cbm directors. Morgan only had great things to say about the film, which he shared was ahead of its time. Morgan was sure that the series created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons would be loved forever by fans.
Zack Snyder’s Watchmen has many celebrity fans including the star of the film Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Watchmen events are set in an alternative history Cold War era. The film stars Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, and Patrick Wilson. In a recent revelation, Snyder revealed that Tom Cruise wanted to play a crazy anti-hero in the film.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Cannot Get Over How Great Zack Snyder’s Watchmen Is Jeffrey Dean Morgan as...
Zack Snyder’s Watchmen has many celebrity fans including the star of the film Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Watchmen events are set in an alternative history Cold War era. The film stars Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, and Patrick Wilson. In a recent revelation, Snyder revealed that Tom Cruise wanted to play a crazy anti-hero in the film.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Cannot Get Over How Great Zack Snyder’s Watchmen Is Jeffrey Dean Morgan as...
- 4/19/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Fans of the looter-shooter Fortnite have seen some incredible crossovers with Marvel, Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and even Avatar: The Last Airbender. However, there are still a bunch of franchises we have yet to see in the game. These are 10 Epic Fortnite Crossover’s Fans Want to See in the Game.
10. Star Trek Star Trek
Players could play as iconic Star Trek characters like Spock, Captain Kirk, or Picard. The surface of Vulcan and the bridge of the USS Enterprise are just two examples of famous Star Trek locales that may be recreated on the Fortnite map. A variety of Star Trek-inspired weaponry and devices, including as tricorders, phasers, and teleporters, may also be added to Fortnite.
9. Five Nights at Freddy’s Five Nights at Freddy’s
Bringing Five Nights at Freddy’s into Fortnite might provide a distinctive take on the horror and action genres. Naturally, we would require skins from Foxy,...
10. Star Trek Star Trek
Players could play as iconic Star Trek characters like Spock, Captain Kirk, or Picard. The surface of Vulcan and the bridge of the USS Enterprise are just two examples of famous Star Trek locales that may be recreated on the Fortnite map. A variety of Star Trek-inspired weaponry and devices, including as tricorders, phasers, and teleporters, may also be added to Fortnite.
9. Five Nights at Freddy’s Five Nights at Freddy’s
Bringing Five Nights at Freddy’s into Fortnite might provide a distinctive take on the horror and action genres. Naturally, we would require skins from Foxy,...
- 4/15/2024
- by David Moya
- FandomWire
Dr. Manhattan, featured in Watchmen, is an enigmatic figure, captivating audiences with his complexity and unparalleled abilities. Originating as a scientist transformed into a deity-like being through radiation exposure, he has fueled countless debates since his introduction in the iconic 1986 comic book series.
Possessing an array of extraordinary powers, Dr. Manhattan is often regarded as nearly invincible, lacking conventional weaknesses and wielding universal levels of power.
DC Comic character Dr. Manhattan
His astounding capabilities extend beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, exemplified by his ability to traverse the cosmos at a staggering speed. Moreover, his dominion over the fabric of existence allows him to manipulate time, space, and reality with seemingly effortless finesse.
Yet, amidst the myriad of astonishing feats attributed to Dr. Manhattan, his pivotal role in creating the DC Universe remains a topic of discussion.
Dr. Manhattan’s Omnipotent Enigma Remolds the Entire DC Universe
Dr. Manhattan
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Possessing an array of extraordinary powers, Dr. Manhattan is often regarded as nearly invincible, lacking conventional weaknesses and wielding universal levels of power.
DC Comic character Dr. Manhattan
His astounding capabilities extend beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, exemplified by his ability to traverse the cosmos at a staggering speed. Moreover, his dominion over the fabric of existence allows him to manipulate time, space, and reality with seemingly effortless finesse.
Yet, amidst the myriad of astonishing feats attributed to Dr. Manhattan, his pivotal role in creating the DC Universe remains a topic of discussion.
Dr. Manhattan’s Omnipotent Enigma Remolds the Entire DC Universe
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- 3/11/2024
- by Pritha Roy
- FandomWire
It’s hard to explain exactly what inspired this list. Maybe we just wanted to rave some more about Pixar. Maybe watching Avatar again and the new sequel Avatar: The Way of Water boggled our minds. Whatever it was, it’s done, and we can’t take it back (the delete key is broken). It is kind of strange that there are so many blue movie characters. If we wanted to do, say, Best Red Characters in Movies, it would just be five pictures of Hellboy and five pictures of Darth Maul. Travel below to see our picks for the very best blue characters in movie history!
Diva Plavalaguna – The Fifth Element
We usually don’t like to highlight characters that strictly sing their dialogue but there’s something about this Diva. The fact that we can’t understand anything she says helps matters. As does the way her head...
Diva Plavalaguna – The Fifth Element
We usually don’t like to highlight characters that strictly sing their dialogue but there’s something about this Diva. The fact that we can’t understand anything she says helps matters. As does the way her head...
- 2/9/2024
- by JoBlo.com
- JoBlo.com
This post contains spoilers for Loki
What, exactly, has been Loki‘s glorious purpose? The second season debuted at a fallow point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with troubles both onscreen and off. But the show has proven to be remarkably entertaining, building to a penultimate episode that stands among the best things that Marvel has ever done.
After the explosion of the temporal loom in episode four, episode five found Loki time slipping to various timeline branches, gathering Casey, Mobius, and other members of the Tva, who are apparently living their pre-tva lives. With the help of Ob, Loki gathers the Tva team together, hoping to prevent reality from devolving into spaghetti.
The episode ends with Loki realizing that he can control his time slips and bring himself to any point in time, going back before Victor Timely exploded into silly string. What does this mean for the finale and for the MCU?...
What, exactly, has been Loki‘s glorious purpose? The second season debuted at a fallow point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with troubles both onscreen and off. But the show has proven to be remarkably entertaining, building to a penultimate episode that stands among the best things that Marvel has ever done.
After the explosion of the temporal loom in episode four, episode five found Loki time slipping to various timeline branches, gathering Casey, Mobius, and other members of the Tva, who are apparently living their pre-tva lives. With the help of Ob, Loki gathers the Tva team together, hoping to prevent reality from devolving into spaghetti.
The episode ends with Loki realizing that he can control his time slips and bring himself to any point in time, going back before Victor Timely exploded into silly string. What does this mean for the finale and for the MCU?...
- 11/3/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Zendaya’s team is shutting down rumours.
On Monday, The Daily Mail published a report that the “Dune” star had been denied entry at a restaurant in Rome because her black cropped tube top didn’t fit the dress code.
But the actress’ rep denied the report to Page Six, telling the outlet, “This is completely false.”
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Her rep explained that Zendaya and her group of friends went to Terrazza Borromini, but soon “realized” that they had eaten there before, on a prior trip to Italy.
The group apparently “left and went to another place” to eat.
Pictures published by The Daily Mail had shown Zendaya outside the restaurant wearing the midriff-baring top, along with loose khakis.
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On her Instagram Story,...
On Monday, The Daily Mail published a report that the “Dune” star had been denied entry at a restaurant in Rome because her black cropped tube top didn’t fit the dress code.
But the actress’ rep denied the report to Page Six, telling the outlet, “This is completely false.”
Read More: Zendaya Shares Sweet Sea Snaps Of Tom Holland While Celebrating His Birthday
Her rep explained that Zendaya and her group of friends went to Terrazza Borromini, but soon “realized” that they had eaten there before, on a prior trip to Italy.
The group apparently “left and went to another place” to eat.
Pictures published by The Daily Mail had shown Zendaya outside the restaurant wearing the midriff-baring top, along with loose khakis.
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On her Instagram Story,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Movie maker Zack Snyder has brought comic book characters like Superman to life with his work. But there was a very small part of him that hoped not all of his superhero projects made it to the big screen.
Zack Snyder secretly hoped this superhero film wouldn’t make it to the big screen Zack Snyder | Victor Chavez/WireImage
Snyder has directed various film projects in his career. But his first superhero feature could’ve been an intimidating undertaking. His 2009 movie Watchmen was based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel of the same name. But before Snyder, a film adaptation for the literary piece had been attempted several times already.
Snyder felt he was in a good position to direct a potential Watchmen movie given his passion for the source material.
“So, honestly, I made Watchmen for myself,” Snyder said in a 2014 interview with Huffpost. “It’s probably my favorite movie that I’ve made.
Zack Snyder secretly hoped this superhero film wouldn’t make it to the big screen Zack Snyder | Victor Chavez/WireImage
Snyder has directed various film projects in his career. But his first superhero feature could’ve been an intimidating undertaking. His 2009 movie Watchmen was based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel of the same name. But before Snyder, a film adaptation for the literary piece had been attempted several times already.
Snyder felt he was in a good position to direct a potential Watchmen movie given his passion for the source material.
“So, honestly, I made Watchmen for myself,” Snyder said in a 2014 interview with Huffpost. “It’s probably my favorite movie that I’ve made.
- 6/1/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There are very few comic-book movies that have gone through the development hell that The Flash has gone through over the past decade, but it seems as though fans will finally get to see their favorite scarlet speedster get his own standalone film. With the DC adaptation set to premiere in June, as well as two trailers being dropped with massive implications about what the movie will hold for DC’s future, it’s safe to say that fans are already counting down the minutes until they can race to the theaters to see it.
All of that being said, there is a huge question mark looming over the superhero movie that unfortunately won’t be answered for seemingly years to come. James Gunn, the new co-ceo of DC Studios and the man at the helm of the new Dcu, stated back in January that The Flash will be “resetting...
All of that being said, there is a huge question mark looming over the superhero movie that unfortunately won’t be answered for seemingly years to come. James Gunn, the new co-ceo of DC Studios and the man at the helm of the new Dcu, stated back in January that The Flash will be “resetting...
- 4/29/2023
- by Jon Meschutt
- JoBlo.com
Zack Snyder's polarizing 2009 film adaptation of "Watchmen" has the unfortunate distinction of being arguably the third-worst "Watchmen," behind the original graphic novel and the later HBO miniseries. It's a sprawling, convoluted film that made superheroes dark, gritty, and philosophical at a time when the considerably-lighter Marvel Cinematic Universe was just beginning to grind to life. Snyder seems interested in the imagery and iconography of superheroes -- predispositions that would define his later superhero films with DC -- but his "Watchmen" often struggles with making that approach cohere into an interesting narrative. The film is melodramatic -- operatic, even -- and functions in a heightened emotional key that doesn't often translate well. It feels like the film should have either pushed harder into the theatrics inherent in dressing up as a masked crusader or dialed back some of the unrestrained emotion. The film lacks balance, in other words.
However, that...
However, that...
- 12/15/2022
- by Eric Langberg
- Slash Film
We're constantly reporting about actors making the jump from iconic franchise to iconic franchise all the time, especially when it comes to going from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the DC Extended Universe (now just the DC Universe). However, when it comes to Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, he has taken it to a whole new level. Not only is the star known for his roles in "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Get Down," he also portrayed horror legend Candyman, Morpheus from "The Matrix," Watchmen member Dr. Manhattan, and Aquaman villain Black Manta in both 2018's "Aquaman" and the 2023 sequel "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" opposite Jason Momoa. But now he's set to add a credit from the House of Ideas as he has signed on to play Wonder Man in the upcoming Marvel Studios series on Disney+.
According to Deadline, Abdul-Mateen will play the lead in the recently announced "Wonder Man" show.
According to Deadline, Abdul-Mateen will play the lead in the recently announced "Wonder Man" show.
- 10/31/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Marvel Studios’ Wonder Man series has found its lead in Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, per reports, marking the actor’s third foray into comic book territory following his roles in HBO’s “Watchmen” and DC’s “Aquaman.”
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A live-action Wonder Man show from Marvel Studios was announced back in June, with Andrew Guest (“Hawkeye”) serving as the head writer and executive producer for the series, along with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, who is also an EP and is co-developing the project as part of his overall deal with Marvel and Onyx Collective.
In the Marvel comics, “Wonder Man” centers on Simon Williams, an actor and stuntman who was a founding member of the Los Angeles-based West Coast Avengers. Williams inherited his father’s industrial munitions plant and fell on...
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A live-action Wonder Man show from Marvel Studios was announced back in June, with Andrew Guest (“Hawkeye”) serving as the head writer and executive producer for the series, along with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, who is also an EP and is co-developing the project as part of his overall deal with Marvel and Onyx Collective.
In the Marvel comics, “Wonder Man” centers on Simon Williams, an actor and stuntman who was a founding member of the Los Angeles-based West Coast Avengers. Williams inherited his father’s industrial munitions plant and fell on...
- 10/31/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Marvel Studios has its Wonder Man.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to join the Disney+ series “Wonder Man” as Simon Williams, who transforms into the titular superhero. It will be Abdul-Mateen’s third major comic book character, after playing the villain Black Manta in 2018’s “Aquaman” and Dr. Manhattan in HBO’s 2019 series “Watchmen,” for which he won an Emmy. He’s already set to reprise Black Manta in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” currently scheduled for Christmas 2023.
Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed Marvel’s 2021 feature “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” is developing “Wonder Man” with head writer Andrew Guest, as part of Cretton’s overall deal with Marvel Studios and Onyx Collective. Cretton may direct as well, though he’s got a crowded plate: He’s already set to direct 2025’s “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” and he’s expected to helm the prospective (though unannounced) “Shang-Chi” sequel.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to join the Disney+ series “Wonder Man” as Simon Williams, who transforms into the titular superhero. It will be Abdul-Mateen’s third major comic book character, after playing the villain Black Manta in 2018’s “Aquaman” and Dr. Manhattan in HBO’s 2019 series “Watchmen,” for which he won an Emmy. He’s already set to reprise Black Manta in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” currently scheduled for Christmas 2023.
Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed Marvel’s 2021 feature “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” is developing “Wonder Man” with head writer Andrew Guest, as part of Cretton’s overall deal with Marvel Studios and Onyx Collective. Cretton may direct as well, though he’s got a crowded plate: He’s already set to direct 2025’s “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” and he’s expected to helm the prospective (though unannounced) “Shang-Chi” sequel.
- 10/31/2022
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
The largely autobiographical film "Armageddon Time" (read our review here) from director James Gray starring Jeremy Strong, Anne Hathaway, and Anthony Hopkins arrives in theaters this weekend. Gray isn't wasting any time getting his next project off the ground, with Deadline reporting that MadRiver Pictures has hired Gray to direct a biopic about John F. Kennedy that will focus on the former president's military career. The as-yet-untitled project plans to follow a young JFK who longs to distinguish himself and prove his worth to his powerful father. The story will chronicle JFK's harrowing true adventures in WWII when a Japanese destroyer sank his patrol boat and left Kennedy and his men shipwrecked.
Gray, who just received a Gotham Awards nomination for Best Screenplay, will rewrite a script from Samuel Franco and Evan Kilgore. Pre-production on Gray's next film, "I Am Pilgrim," is currently underway, so production on the biopic will begin sometime next year.
Gray, who just received a Gotham Awards nomination for Best Screenplay, will rewrite a script from Samuel Franco and Evan Kilgore. Pre-production on Gray's next film, "I Am Pilgrim," is currently underway, so production on the biopic will begin sometime next year.
- 10/28/2022
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
When director Zack Snyder made 2009’s Watchmen movie, there was some controversy, thanks to the character of Dr. Manhattan’s habit of not wearing any clothes. While Billy Crudup played the character’s alter ego in flashback scenes, there was no actual human nudity, because the transformed character was a CGI creation based on a motion capture […]
The post Nudity Was Not Optional For Zack Snyder’s ‘Watchmen’ appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
The post Nudity Was Not Optional For Zack Snyder’s ‘Watchmen’ appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
- 7/20/2021
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen was awesome. Set 34 years after the events of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ groundbreaking comic series, the show extrapolated where this alternate world could have ended up, was ridiculously timely and forward-thinking, and became a critical and ratings smash. The industry paid attention, too, with Watchmen picking up 26 Emmy nominations and winning 11 of them.
One of the most richly deserved was Regina King’s Best Actress in a Limited Drama award for Angela Abar/Sister Night. Her masked cop crimefighter was at the core of the show and intricately woven into the universe’s mythology. We last saw her potentially reborn as the next incarnation of Dr. Manhattan, though the credits rolled before her godlike status was confirmed.
Lindelof has always said that Watchmen will remain just a single season series, but King has now revealed where she thinks a second run could go. When Variety...
One of the most richly deserved was Regina King’s Best Actress in a Limited Drama award for Angela Abar/Sister Night. Her masked cop crimefighter was at the core of the show and intricately woven into the universe’s mythology. We last saw her potentially reborn as the next incarnation of Dr. Manhattan, though the credits rolled before her godlike status was confirmed.
Lindelof has always said that Watchmen will remain just a single season series, but King has now revealed where she thinks a second run could go. When Variety...
- 12/26/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Arriving in theaters and drive-ins today is Synchronic, the latest collaboration from filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan as Steve and Dennis respectively, the film is centered around a pair of paramedics working in New Orleans who keep crossing paths with victims of a psychedelic synthetic drug known as “Synchronic.” Beyond some odd side effects, as it turns out that the mysterious drug also has the ability to alter space and time, and after receiving a life-changing diagnosis, Steve becomes obsessed with Synchronic when he realizes the drug has also affected Dennis’ family in some pretty devastating ways.
Recently, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with both Moorhead and Benson about the real-life inspirations behind Synchronic, and they discussed the personal nature of their filmmaking, exploring relationships and why New Orleans was such an important component in their latest film.
Be sure...
Recently, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with both Moorhead and Benson about the real-life inspirations behind Synchronic, and they discussed the personal nature of their filmmaking, exploring relationships and why New Orleans was such an important component in their latest film.
Be sure...
- 10/23/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
How does one sit down and criticize the perfect show? The 2020 Emmys have been kind to HBO’s “Watchmen” and for good reason: showrunner Damon Lindelof and his team delivered an intricate and diverse superhero story that elevates the medium.
In over thirty interviews and awards speeches, “Watchmen” showrunner Damon Lindelof and writer Cord Jefferson have appropriately praised Ta-Nehisi Coates, Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore for inspiring the show. They have also thanked their producers, their fellow writers, their agents, the studio heads at HBO, and many more.
There’s just one name that they keep skipping over: Darwyn Cooke.
Lindelof and Jefferson have been awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special with “This Extraordinary Being,” a solid mindbender that careens through the haunted past of a character named Hooded Justice. But upon closer inspection, this episode, and the show at large, borrows from...
In over thirty interviews and awards speeches, “Watchmen” showrunner Damon Lindelof and writer Cord Jefferson have appropriately praised Ta-Nehisi Coates, Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore for inspiring the show. They have also thanked their producers, their fellow writers, their agents, the studio heads at HBO, and many more.
There’s just one name that they keep skipping over: Darwyn Cooke.
Lindelof and Jefferson have been awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special with “This Extraordinary Being,” a solid mindbender that careens through the haunted past of a character named Hooded Justice. But upon closer inspection, this episode, and the show at large, borrows from...
- 9/26/2020
- by Lee Keeler
- The Wrap
It’s Emmy Sunday, and that can only mean that our talented and blunt Gold Derby forum posters — many of whom are industry insiders hiding behind cyber handles — are busy giving us their reactions to the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. They don’t not mince words when it comes to their thoughts on TV’s biggest night.
The ceremony had many cheering but left just as many infuriated when it came to the night’s winners and losers in the TV movie and limited series categories. What were the upsets that left them absolutely bewildered? Which winners were they cheering for the most? And which defeats struck our users the hardest?
Below, you can take a look at a sampling of the praise and pointed criticism that was leveled at this year’s ceremony. Read more and have your say here.
See 2020 Emmy winners: Full list in all 23 categories...
The ceremony had many cheering but left just as many infuriated when it came to the night’s winners and losers in the TV movie and limited series categories. What were the upsets that left them absolutely bewildered? Which winners were they cheering for the most? And which defeats struck our users the hardest?
Below, you can take a look at a sampling of the praise and pointed criticism that was leveled at this year’s ceremony. Read more and have your say here.
See 2020 Emmy winners: Full list in all 23 categories...
- 9/21/2020
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
The Matrix 4 will see the return of Keanu Reeves as Neo and Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, with Lana Wachowski back in the director’s chair. Besides Lilly Wachowski, there’s one other member of the original Matrix family missing from the project: Laurence Fishburne, who played Morpheus in the first three movies.
Since the sequel was announced last year, fans have been wondering where old Morpheus might be hiding. Is Warner Bros. keeping his role a secret? Has the character been relegated to a smaller cameo while Neo and Trinity have all the fun in Mega City?
Fishburne has finally revealed why he’s not on the cast list or in the myriad set photos published online so far. According to the actor, Warner Bros. just never reached out to him to reprise his role.
“I have not been invited. Maybe that will make me write another play. I wish them well.
Since the sequel was announced last year, fans have been wondering where old Morpheus might be hiding. Is Warner Bros. keeping his role a secret? Has the character been relegated to a smaller cameo while Neo and Trinity have all the fun in Mega City?
Fishburne has finally revealed why he’s not on the cast list or in the myriad set photos published online so far. According to the actor, Warner Bros. just never reached out to him to reprise his role.
“I have not been invited. Maybe that will make me write another play. I wish them well.
- 8/18/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
When Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was first cast on HBO’s “Watchmen,” he didn’t know he would be playing Dr. Manhattan, a godlike superhero with glowing blue skin. Instead, he thought he was simply playing Cal Abar, the husband of lead character Angela Abar (Regina King), not a part of the central conceit of the show and the 1986 graphic novel on which it’s based (which was: What if costume vigilantes were a real thing in the 20th century and changed the course of history?).
“In the pages that I got for the audition, he’s the most ordinary person,” Abdul-Mateen says. “He’s definitely not a superhero.”
It wasn’t until after shooting the “Watchmen” pilot that showrunner Damon Lindelof sat Abdul-Mateen down to explain that not only was Cal in truth the least ordinary person imaginable, but also the character had no idea he was the most powerful being on Earth.
“In the pages that I got for the audition, he’s the most ordinary person,” Abdul-Mateen says. “He’s definitely not a superhero.”
It wasn’t until after shooting the “Watchmen” pilot that showrunner Damon Lindelof sat Abdul-Mateen down to explain that not only was Cal in truth the least ordinary person imaginable, but also the character had no idea he was the most powerful being on Earth.
- 8/17/2020
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Did you think the continued explorations of the Watchmen universe were going to end with Dr. Manhattan and Superman explaining the DC Metaverse in the pages of Doomsday Clock or Angela Abar taking that step in HBO’s Watchmen TV series? Certainly not. And certainly not in a world that is somehow more confused and even more disordered than the one into which the original Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons was published in 1986.
While the HBO TV series was a true sequel to the Moore and Gibbons masterwork, the comic book Doomsday Clock by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank was more of an expansion, exploring what it would mean if the metaphorical influence of Watchmen on the comic book industry was made literal with Dr. Manhattan altering the course of events of the DC Universe itself. But the latest use of Moore and Gibbons’ ideas is focused on...
While the HBO TV series was a true sequel to the Moore and Gibbons masterwork, the comic book Doomsday Clock by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank was more of an expansion, exploring what it would mean if the metaphorical influence of Watchmen on the comic book industry was made literal with Dr. Manhattan altering the course of events of the DC Universe itself. But the latest use of Moore and Gibbons’ ideas is focused on...
- 7/15/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Billy Crudup has a theory about his career, and it's that he tends to get some of his best roles when he's not the director's first choice. Exhibit A: his Broadway debut as Septimus in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Ethan Hawke later confided to him that he'd been offered the part, only to turn it down. Exhibit B: Crudup's turn as Russell Hammond, the enigmatic guitarist in Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous. Brad Pitt originally was set to play the rock star before dropping out. Exhibit C: His superhero debut as Dr. Manhattan in Zack ...
- 6/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
One of the basic questions that comes with a fictional world is, “If this exists, then what else?” We accept the Green Goblin because we accept Spider-Man. The Joker is an extension of Batman. If there’s a Green Lantern Corps, then surely there are other colors. Dr. Manhattan may be the only super-being of his world, but the science behind him can be used and abused.
Now Mark Waid and Neal Adams are asking the same kind of question about Galactus. If Galactus exists, then so should the Antithesis. While details are scarce, there appears to be some kind of anti-Galactus and we’ll be seeing his story begin in Fantastic Four: Antithesis #1, coming out in August.
Mark Waid has written a ton of comics over the years and his take on Fantastic Four with the late-great Mike Wieringo is considered defining for Marvel Comics’ First Family. What’s...
Now Mark Waid and Neal Adams are asking the same kind of question about Galactus. If Galactus exists, then so should the Antithesis. While details are scarce, there appears to be some kind of anti-Galactus and we’ll be seeing his story begin in Fantastic Four: Antithesis #1, coming out in August.
Mark Waid has written a ton of comics over the years and his take on Fantastic Four with the late-great Mike Wieringo is considered defining for Marvel Comics’ First Family. What’s...
- 5/16/2020
- by Gavin Jasper
- Den of Geek
Jóhann Jóhannsson’s work as a film composer transcended expectations of the craft, not only supporting a filmmaker’s vision but clarifying its appeal. His dynamic, soul-churning music for “Sicario,” “Arrival” and “Mandy” reached for a visceral depth that suggested he might become one of the all-time greats. Sadly, the Icelandic talent died in 2018 at the age of 48, but not before completing one final achievement that elevated his artistry to a whole new level.
“Last and First Men,” which Jóhannsson directed as a live multimedia performance prior to his death, has been finally completed as a singular 70-minute cinematic event. Guided by Jóhannsson’s ethereal score, this dazzling apocalyptic immersion blends cosmic 16mm black-and-white images of Yugoslavian architecture with a deadpan Tilda Swinton voiceover, resulting in a profound lyrical rumination on the end of days.
It’s also one of the most original science fiction movies in recent memory. “Last and First Men...
“Last and First Men,” which Jóhannsson directed as a live multimedia performance prior to his death, has been finally completed as a singular 70-minute cinematic event. Guided by Jóhannsson’s ethereal score, this dazzling apocalyptic immersion blends cosmic 16mm black-and-white images of Yugoslavian architecture with a deadpan Tilda Swinton voiceover, resulting in a profound lyrical rumination on the end of days.
It’s also one of the most original science fiction movies in recent memory. “Last and First Men...
- 2/26/2020
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Mike Cecchini Feb 16, 2020
DC's Generation One: Age of Mysteries kicks off a new look at the DC Comics timeline, with a story about the Jsa.
It looks like the timeline of the DC Universe, and the scope of DC continuity as a whole is about to undergo some seismic changes. To give readers a better picture of what the new DC Universe timeline looks like, DC Comics will tell their complete superheroic history with a Free Comic Book Day one-shot followed by five self contained prestige format books that will see release between May and September. By the time that final book is revealed, we'll have an understanding of what constitutes the new shape of DC continuity.
First up is Generation Zero: Gods Among Us, which will hit for Free Comic Book Day on May 2. "It all starts here, and everything counts" the publisher promised in a statement. The 32-page comic features two stories,...
DC's Generation One: Age of Mysteries kicks off a new look at the DC Comics timeline, with a story about the Jsa.
It looks like the timeline of the DC Universe, and the scope of DC continuity as a whole is about to undergo some seismic changes. To give readers a better picture of what the new DC Universe timeline looks like, DC Comics will tell their complete superheroic history with a Free Comic Book Day one-shot followed by five self contained prestige format books that will see release between May and September. By the time that final book is revealed, we'll have an understanding of what constitutes the new shape of DC continuity.
First up is Generation Zero: Gods Among Us, which will hit for Free Comic Book Day on May 2. "It all starts here, and everything counts" the publisher promised in a statement. The 32-page comic features two stories,...
- 2/14/2020
- Den of Geek
Welcome to this week’s Major League Wrestling: Fusion, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Gumby damn it! I smoke a cigar! I smoke a cigar! You can’t stop me from smoking the cigar, because I’m Gumby damn it…and secretly Dr. Manhattan in disguise. Low Ki is here to kick Davey Boy Smith Jr.’s ass, so don’t go any-where…and Merry Fuggin Christmas, because I’m Gumby damn it!
Match #1: Jimmy Havoc def. Mance Warner – Prince of Darkness Match The following is courtesy of mlw.com:
“The Man of 14 Stone” first steps into the ring for what is guaranteed to be a match of darkness as both men will be blindfolded, but The Southern Psycho comes out with the Queens crowd fully behind him. The two make certain to put the hoods on simultaneously as they literally feel the ring out.
Match #1: Jimmy Havoc def. Mance Warner – Prince of Darkness Match The following is courtesy of mlw.com:
“The Man of 14 Stone” first steps into the ring for what is guaranteed to be a match of darkness as both men will be blindfolded, but The Southern Psycho comes out with the Queens crowd fully behind him. The two make certain to put the hoods on simultaneously as they literally feel the ring out.
- 12/23/2019
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
There is a moment roughly two-thirds of the way through the finale of Damon Lindelof and company’s “Watchmen” that I finally understood love. That is, perhaps, an overstatement, but not much of one. Put more accurately, I finally understood love stories as they exist within Lindelof’s worlds, where they often serve as a foundational element. From “Lost” to “The Leftovers” and now “Watchmen,” Lindelof has established himself as a television auteur who, if nothing else, spins the best romances in town. And I know why.
During the scene in question, Dr. Manhattan aka Jon Osterman aka Cal Abar (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is dying. He’s having his very essence extracted from him, bleeding him of everything that made him a demi-god, but also everything that made him human, while his wife Angela (Regina King) watches helplessly. Because of his powers, Jon experiences time in a very different fashion...
During the scene in question, Dr. Manhattan aka Jon Osterman aka Cal Abar (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is dying. He’s having his very essence extracted from him, bleeding him of everything that made him a demi-god, but also everything that made him human, while his wife Angela (Regina King) watches helplessly. Because of his powers, Jon experiences time in a very different fashion...
- 12/17/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Watchmen's season finale (and possibly series finale) ends with some major twists and one very unexpected song: a cover of The Beatles' famously bizarre song "I Am the Walrus," covered by the band Spooky Tooth. On the surface, it just sounds like one more unexpected choice in a series that's prided itself on bucking expectations. But a closer listen to the song reveals that it might have been chosen for a specific reason: to connect to the episode's epic cliffhanger.
In a bizarre and slightly hilarious choice, one of the running motifs through Watchmen has been eggs. That motif comes around one final, powerful time in the final moments of season one, when Angela recalls how her late husband, Cal, aka Dr. Manhattan, explained how he could transfer powers through organic material - like, say, an egg. She eats what is implied to be that egg, then heads out...
In a bizarre and slightly hilarious choice, one of the running motifs through Watchmen has been eggs. That motif comes around one final, powerful time in the final moments of season one, when Angela recalls how her late husband, Cal, aka Dr. Manhattan, explained how he could transfer powers through organic material - like, say, an egg. She eats what is implied to be that egg, then heads out...
- 12/17/2019
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
Mike Cecchini Dec 16, 2019
Was FBI Agent Dale Petey also a secret superhero on Watchmen? We delve into the mystery of the silver suited Lube Man.
This article contains Watchmen spoilers.
Well, it took them long enough, but it looks like the mystery of Lube Man has finally been solved. Yes, the show that gave us an enormous high tech Dr. Manhattan dildo also introduced us to a mysterious costumed figure that was promptly dubbed “Lube Man” because of his penchant for dousing himself in oil and sliding into confined spaces. Ol’ Lube Man only had about 90 seconds of total screen time on Watchmen (back in episode 4) but he sure set the internet’s imaginations ablaze.
While Lube Man never appeared again, and wasn’t even addressed in that incredible Watchmen finale, the final installments of HBO’s Peteypedia supplemental materials have all but confirmed his identity. As it turns out,...
Was FBI Agent Dale Petey also a secret superhero on Watchmen? We delve into the mystery of the silver suited Lube Man.
This article contains Watchmen spoilers.
Well, it took them long enough, but it looks like the mystery of Lube Man has finally been solved. Yes, the show that gave us an enormous high tech Dr. Manhattan dildo also introduced us to a mysterious costumed figure that was promptly dubbed “Lube Man” because of his penchant for dousing himself in oil and sliding into confined spaces. Ol’ Lube Man only had about 90 seconds of total screen time on Watchmen (back in episode 4) but he sure set the internet’s imaginations ablaze.
While Lube Man never appeared again, and wasn’t even addressed in that incredible Watchmen finale, the final installments of HBO’s Peteypedia supplemental materials have all but confirmed his identity. As it turns out,...
- 12/17/2019
- Den of Geek
After the (literally) explosive finale of HBO’s “Watchmen,” Variety’s TV critics came together to discuss it, the season, and what made the show such wild and compelling television. (Beware Spoilers for all nine episodes of “Watchmen.”)
Caroline Framke: All I knew going into the finale of “Watchmen” was that I had no idea what was about to happen on the finale of “Watchmen.” Every episode of the show took me completely by surprise, which, from where I’m standing, is a big part of what made it work. Even devoted readers of the comics who knew some of these characters already couldn’t wholly tell where Damon Lindelof and company were taking them, not least because this version of “Watchmen” turned the original inside out to shook out its very guts. And in opening the premiere with a visceral depiction of white supremacists wreaking the catastrophic damage of the 1921 Tulsa massacre,...
Caroline Framke: All I knew going into the finale of “Watchmen” was that I had no idea what was about to happen on the finale of “Watchmen.” Every episode of the show took me completely by surprise, which, from where I’m standing, is a big part of what made it work. Even devoted readers of the comics who knew some of these characters already couldn’t wholly tell where Damon Lindelof and company were taking them, not least because this version of “Watchmen” turned the original inside out to shook out its very guts. And in opening the premiere with a visceral depiction of white supremacists wreaking the catastrophic damage of the 1921 Tulsa massacre,...
- 12/16/2019
- by Daniel D'Addario and Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Watchmen ended with a cliffhanger…unless you listen to series creator Damon Lindelof. The HBO drama based on the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ended its nine-episode first (and only?) season on Sunday, Dec. 15 with Regina King's Angela Abar taking a pivotal step. Spoiler warning! That step was onto—or into—her pool. She ate the egg that her now-deceased husband Dr. Manhattan (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) placed his powers into. Or did he? The ending is sort of ambiguous, and almost demands a second season to answer what's next, but Lindelof isn't budging on his declaration that he doesn't have an idea for a second season. In an interview with The...
- 12/16/2019
- E! Online
A review of the Watchmen finale, “See How They Fly,” coming up just as soon as I impersonate myself at birthday parties…
Near the end of Watchmen the comic, Ozymandias expresses some concern about his actions with the giant squid. “I did the right thing, didn’t I?” he asks Dr. Manhattan. “It all worked out in the end.”
“‘In the end?'” replies Dr. Manhattan, as amused as he’s capable of getting in his godlike state. “Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends.”
Not to pick a fight with...
Near the end of Watchmen the comic, Ozymandias expresses some concern about his actions with the giant squid. “I did the right thing, didn’t I?” he asks Dr. Manhattan. “It all worked out in the end.”
“‘In the end?'” replies Dr. Manhattan, as amused as he’s capable of getting in his godlike state. “Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends.”
Not to pick a fight with...
- 12/16/2019
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Spoiler Alert: This article includes details about tonight’s Watchmen Season 1 finale — a lot.
Thankfully, as tonight’s Watchmen finale makes radioactively clear, white supremacists are really dumb — at least when it comes to harnessing the power of a man-god.
“Absorbing atomic energy without filtering it first is going to pop you like a water balloon every time,” mocks Lady Trieu (Hong Chau) of the fatally amateur move by White House aspiring Senator Joe Keene Jr (James Wolk) and the masked Seventh Kavalry to steal the abilities of Dr. Manhattan (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) in the “See How They Fly” episode that concluded the Damon Lindelof created series first and possibly only season just now.
Of course, as the demise of Trieu from a cascade of squid brought down from the heavens by her new unveiled father and now two-time world saver Adrian Veidt (Jeremy Irons), newly back on Earth from Saturn moon Europa,...
Thankfully, as tonight’s Watchmen finale makes radioactively clear, white supremacists are really dumb — at least when it comes to harnessing the power of a man-god.
“Absorbing atomic energy without filtering it first is going to pop you like a water balloon every time,” mocks Lady Trieu (Hong Chau) of the fatally amateur move by White House aspiring Senator Joe Keene Jr (James Wolk) and the masked Seventh Kavalry to steal the abilities of Dr. Manhattan (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) in the “See How They Fly” episode that concluded the Damon Lindelof created series first and possibly only season just now.
Of course, as the demise of Trieu from a cascade of squid brought down from the heavens by her new unveiled father and now two-time world saver Adrian Veidt (Jeremy Irons), newly back on Earth from Saturn moon Europa,...
- 12/16/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Mike Cecchini Dec 16, 2019
Watchmen fulfilled its promise to tell a complete story. But that doesn't mean we don't have some linger questions.
The following contains spoilers for Watchmen episode 9.
So, how about that Watchmen finale, eh? Unlike other HBO shows that rush to a conclusion that isn’t entirely earned, or perhaps leave things on an ambiguous note that plays less like an artistic choice and more like sheer laziness, Watchmen sure did manage to end things in a satisfactory manner with its ninth (and potentially final) episode. That’s a relief.
But as the saying goes, “nothing ever ends,” and even a narrative as tight as this one is bound to leave some unanswered questions. We’re here to address some of that.
Lube Man
Remember the mysterious runner in the silver jumpsuit who appeared back in episode 4? The one who Red Scare (and the entire internet) then dubbed...
Watchmen fulfilled its promise to tell a complete story. But that doesn't mean we don't have some linger questions.
The following contains spoilers for Watchmen episode 9.
So, how about that Watchmen finale, eh? Unlike other HBO shows that rush to a conclusion that isn’t entirely earned, or perhaps leave things on an ambiguous note that plays less like an artistic choice and more like sheer laziness, Watchmen sure did manage to end things in a satisfactory manner with its ninth (and potentially final) episode. That’s a relief.
But as the saying goes, “nothing ever ends,” and even a narrative as tight as this one is bound to leave some unanswered questions. We’re here to address some of that.
Lube Man
Remember the mysterious runner in the silver jumpsuit who appeared back in episode 4? The one who Red Scare (and the entire internet) then dubbed...
- 12/16/2019
- Den of Geek
Mike Cecchini Dec 15, 2019
The big finale of HBO's Watchmen comes together in episode 9! Here's all the references to the book we were able to catch.
This article contains Watchmen spoilers.
Watchmen episode 9 “See How They Fly” wraps it all up. And you’d think that after nine time-hopping episodes they might be ready to wrap up all of their homages and references to the original book. You would be wrong.
But not everything comes from the book. The episode’s title, “See how they fly” is a lyric from The Beatles’ psychedelic masterpiece “I Am The Walrus” which features the sinister/joyful (and Watchmen-relevant) refrain of “I am the eggman.” Now, with that out of the way, let’s get down to business.
Lady Trieu
- We’re once again back on Nov. 1, 1985...this time to witness the conception of Lady Trieu. Her mother, Bian (who in the...
The big finale of HBO's Watchmen comes together in episode 9! Here's all the references to the book we were able to catch.
This article contains Watchmen spoilers.
Watchmen episode 9 “See How They Fly” wraps it all up. And you’d think that after nine time-hopping episodes they might be ready to wrap up all of their homages and references to the original book. You would be wrong.
But not everything comes from the book. The episode’s title, “See how they fly” is a lyric from The Beatles’ psychedelic masterpiece “I Am The Walrus” which features the sinister/joyful (and Watchmen-relevant) refrain of “I am the eggman.” Now, with that out of the way, let’s get down to business.
Lady Trieu
- We’re once again back on Nov. 1, 1985...this time to witness the conception of Lady Trieu. Her mother, Bian (who in the...
- 12/16/2019
- Den of Geek
If you were a fan of last year's Live In Front of a Studio Audience with All in the Family and The Jeffersons, then you're going to enjoy this week.
Good Trouble and A Very Brady Renovation have Christmas specials, and there are special showings of Wizard of Oz and FX's A Christmas Carol.
Find out what else lies ahead with our full rundown of TV's best bets!
Sunday, December 15
7/8c The Sound of Music (ABC)
This is a yearly tradition in my home! Julie Andrews sings her way through Austria with seven adorable children. Filmed on location, this iconic classic from 1965 will bring a smile to your face and have you singing long after it’s over.
8/7c Rediscovering Christmas (Lifetime)
When Mia (Jessica Lowndes), a talented Boston department store window designer, travels to her family’s Connecticut town to help her sister design the decor for its...
Good Trouble and A Very Brady Renovation have Christmas specials, and there are special showings of Wizard of Oz and FX's A Christmas Carol.
Find out what else lies ahead with our full rundown of TV's best bets!
Sunday, December 15
7/8c The Sound of Music (ABC)
This is a yearly tradition in my home! Julie Andrews sings her way through Austria with seven adorable children. Filmed on location, this iconic classic from 1965 will bring a smile to your face and have you singing long after it’s over.
8/7c Rediscovering Christmas (Lifetime)
When Mia (Jessica Lowndes), a talented Boston department store window designer, travels to her family’s Connecticut town to help her sister design the decor for its...
- 12/15/2019
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Welcome to this week’s Nxt review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the big Triple Threat Match to decide who fights Adam Cole next week. It’s Danny F—— Kaye! Why did Dr. Manhattan return to Earth to nail Regina King when he could have had the Blue Man Group? Alright, it’s time for Nxt.
Match #1: Angel Garza def. Lio Rush – Nxt Cruiserweight Championship Match The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Angel Garza waged psychological warfare against Lio Rush for weeks, and as unbecoming as his tactics were at times, they helped him capture championship gold. The black-and-gold brand’s resident heartthrob made the most of his second opportunity versus Rush, dethroning him as Nxt Cruiserweight Champion with an unconventional submission in a thrilling seesaw affair. Rush was still clearly incensed by the mind games Garza had played — which included Garza...
Match #1: Angel Garza def. Lio Rush – Nxt Cruiserweight Championship Match The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Angel Garza waged psychological warfare against Lio Rush for weeks, and as unbecoming as his tactics were at times, they helped him capture championship gold. The black-and-gold brand’s resident heartthrob made the most of his second opportunity versus Rush, dethroning him as Nxt Cruiserweight Champion with an unconventional submission in a thrilling seesaw affair. Rush was still clearly incensed by the mind games Garza had played — which included Garza...
- 12/12/2019
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Mike Cecchini Dec 9, 2019
Watchmen episode 8 features a post credits scene with Adrian Veidt, a book called Fogdancing, and...a horseshoe?
This article contains Watchmen episode 8 spoilers.
Watchmen episode 8, “A God Walks Into Abar” is so busy with its Dr. Manhattan story that it didn’t really have much room to get to the next chapter of the ongoing Adrian Veidt saga. As a result, we end up with the first post-credits scene in the show’s history. Here we learn the punishment Veidt has received from his “beloved” subjects after the guilty verdict rendered in the previous episode. It’s pretty mild, all things considered, Veidt is subjected to the denizens of Europa smashing tomatoes in his face, each one giving him the opportunity to renounce his desire to leave them behind. Like everything else we’ve seen of his time there, Veidt registers a mild annoyance, and little else...
Watchmen episode 8 features a post credits scene with Adrian Veidt, a book called Fogdancing, and...a horseshoe?
This article contains Watchmen episode 8 spoilers.
Watchmen episode 8, “A God Walks Into Abar” is so busy with its Dr. Manhattan story that it didn’t really have much room to get to the next chapter of the ongoing Adrian Veidt saga. As a result, we end up with the first post-credits scene in the show’s history. Here we learn the punishment Veidt has received from his “beloved” subjects after the guilty verdict rendered in the previous episode. It’s pretty mild, all things considered, Veidt is subjected to the denizens of Europa smashing tomatoes in his face, each one giving him the opportunity to renounce his desire to leave them behind. Like everything else we’ve seen of his time there, Veidt registers a mild annoyance, and little else...
- 12/9/2019
- Den of Geek
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Didn’t Know He Had Another Role in ‘Watchmen’ Until After He Shot Two Episodes
[Editor’s Note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Watchmen” Episode 8, “A God Walks Into Abar.”]
When Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was cast in “Watchmen,” there was only Cal Abar. In his audition, he read “something from the pilot” and another scene from the second episode “that got cut” — nothing else. During his chemistry tests with Regina King, he was embodying her capable, dutiful, human husband. That role was enticing enough for the “Get Down” and “Us” star, and no one told him to expect anything else.
“I took it script by script,” Abdul-Mateen said in an interview with IndieWire before the season began. “I just built a guy who was very comfortable in his own skin; who was able to be a rock solid counterpart to Angela and the chaos of her world. […] He’ll play his role up until he has to play a different role.”
Little did I know, Abdul-Mateen was secretly referencing an actual separate role: Dr.
When Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was cast in “Watchmen,” there was only Cal Abar. In his audition, he read “something from the pilot” and another scene from the second episode “that got cut” — nothing else. During his chemistry tests with Regina King, he was embodying her capable, dutiful, human husband. That role was enticing enough for the “Get Down” and “Us” star, and no one told him to expect anything else.
“I took it script by script,” Abdul-Mateen said in an interview with IndieWire before the season began. “I just built a guy who was very comfortable in his own skin; who was able to be a rock solid counterpart to Angela and the chaos of her world. […] He’ll play his role up until he has to play a different role.”
Little did I know, Abdul-Mateen was secretly referencing an actual separate role: Dr.
- 12/9/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
(Warning: The following story contains spoilers from Episode 8 on “Watchmen entitled “A God Walks Into a Bar”)
Following last week’s game-changing reveal that Cal Abar (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) was really Dr. Manhattan in disguise this whole time, Sunday’s penultimate “Watchmen” showed viewers the ill-fated romance between Regina King’s Angela Abar and the man formerly known as Jon Osterman.
TheWrap spoke with Abdul-Mateen about how long he had to carry the secret of who Cal really was, and probably the two biggest questions that viewers had: Why did Dr. Manhattan come back to Earth, and why did he not seek out his former lover, Laurie Blake (Jean Smart)?
“He was just not satisfied,” Abdul-Mateen explains. “He attempted to create new life and to create a utopia but they treated him like a god. The story that’s kind of repeating throughout history is the theme where the god wants to be a human,...
Following last week’s game-changing reveal that Cal Abar (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) was really Dr. Manhattan in disguise this whole time, Sunday’s penultimate “Watchmen” showed viewers the ill-fated romance between Regina King’s Angela Abar and the man formerly known as Jon Osterman.
TheWrap spoke with Abdul-Mateen about how long he had to carry the secret of who Cal really was, and probably the two biggest questions that viewers had: Why did Dr. Manhattan come back to Earth, and why did he not seek out his former lover, Laurie Blake (Jean Smart)?
“He was just not satisfied,” Abdul-Mateen explains. “He attempted to create new life and to create a utopia but they treated him like a god. The story that’s kind of repeating throughout history is the theme where the god wants to be a human,...
- 12/9/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
A review of this week’s Watchmen, “A God Walks Into Abar,” coming up just as soon as the chicken and the egg come at the very same time…
It is the spring of 1988. I am reading Watchmen for the first time, in a thick trade paperback collection I brought home from Waldenbooks at the Willowbrook Mall. I am particularly stunned (and, admittedly, a bit confused) by how Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons depict Dr. Manhattan experiencing every moment of his existence at the same time.
It is December of...
It is the spring of 1988. I am reading Watchmen for the first time, in a thick trade paperback collection I brought home from Waldenbooks at the Willowbrook Mall. I am particularly stunned (and, admittedly, a bit confused) by how Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons depict Dr. Manhattan experiencing every moment of his existence at the same time.
It is December of...
- 12/9/2019
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Watchmen” Episode 8, “A God Walks Into Abar.”]
So much of what’s made “Watchmen” one of 2019’s best series is how effectively it brings superheroes down to size. From keeping Sister Night (Regina King) grounded in Angela Abar’s perspective to watching a caped crusader (Jeremy Irons) rip one in the middle of his own trial, Damon Lindelof’s adaptation is intent on demystifying the mythical attachment we have to men and women wearing masks. They’re just people, people are flawed, so you have to look behind the mask to see what’s really going on. And yet no one person is just anything. As exemplified by riveting and revealing episodic storytelling, where new characters emerge and earn their hourlong spotlights, “Watchmen” intensifies the majesty of our human experience, even as it keeps its cast on equal footing to the rest of us.
Episode 8 invites a unique, compelling twist...
So much of what’s made “Watchmen” one of 2019’s best series is how effectively it brings superheroes down to size. From keeping Sister Night (Regina King) grounded in Angela Abar’s perspective to watching a caped crusader (Jeremy Irons) rip one in the middle of his own trial, Damon Lindelof’s adaptation is intent on demystifying the mythical attachment we have to men and women wearing masks. They’re just people, people are flawed, so you have to look behind the mask to see what’s really going on. And yet no one person is just anything. As exemplified by riveting and revealing episodic storytelling, where new characters emerge and earn their hourlong spotlights, “Watchmen” intensifies the majesty of our human experience, even as it keeps its cast on equal footing to the rest of us.
Episode 8 invites a unique, compelling twist...
- 12/9/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Mike Cecchini Dec 9, 2019
The romance of Dr. Manhattan and Angela Abar is explained in Watchmen episode 8, which has keys to understanding both the show and the book.
This article contains major Watchmen episode 8 spoilers.
Welcome back, Dr. Manhattan! You weren’t really gone, anyway. Well, except for the time you were on Europa creating life. And the time you were actually on Mars before you left a decoy there to convince us you were still on Mars while you were quite literally playing God somewhere else. And of course, to your infuriating way of perceiving time, you were never actually gone at all.
In fact, much of Watchmen episode 8, "A God Walks Into Abar" is narrated as incredibly, impossibly compelling exposition by Dr. Manhattan in the course of his conversation with Angela. He does it in a manner that is just perfectly in tune with the way he narrates his...
The romance of Dr. Manhattan and Angela Abar is explained in Watchmen episode 8, which has keys to understanding both the show and the book.
This article contains major Watchmen episode 8 spoilers.
Welcome back, Dr. Manhattan! You weren’t really gone, anyway. Well, except for the time you were on Europa creating life. And the time you were actually on Mars before you left a decoy there to convince us you were still on Mars while you were quite literally playing God somewhere else. And of course, to your infuriating way of perceiving time, you were never actually gone at all.
In fact, much of Watchmen episode 8, "A God Walks Into Abar" is narrated as incredibly, impossibly compelling exposition by Dr. Manhattan in the course of his conversation with Angela. He does it in a manner that is just perfectly in tune with the way he narrates his...
- 12/9/2019
- Den of Geek
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Watchmen” Episode 7, “An Almost Religious Awe.”]
An inevitable comedown after last week’s masterpiece, “Watchmen” Episode 7 tries to swap groundbreaking storytelling for long-craven explanations, going so far as to unveil its biggest twist yet. Yes, some folks foresaw that Dr. Manhattan isn’t actually on Mars, and instead has been hiding on Earth under the guise of Cal Abar (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) — but did they know that Angela was receiving recovery treatment from an elephant? Did they know the origin story of Sister Night? Did they know Bian (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) isn’t the daughter of Lady Trieu (Hong Chau), but her mother? Did they know Jane Crawford (Frances Fisher) was part of the “insidious conspiracy” meant to turn Senator Keene (James Wolk) into Dr. Manhattan 2.0?
“An Almost Religious Awe” drops juicy tidbit after juicy tidbit and tries to ground its many reveals in Angela’s tragic backstory. At times, the...
An inevitable comedown after last week’s masterpiece, “Watchmen” Episode 7 tries to swap groundbreaking storytelling for long-craven explanations, going so far as to unveil its biggest twist yet. Yes, some folks foresaw that Dr. Manhattan isn’t actually on Mars, and instead has been hiding on Earth under the guise of Cal Abar (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) — but did they know that Angela was receiving recovery treatment from an elephant? Did they know the origin story of Sister Night? Did they know Bian (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) isn’t the daughter of Lady Trieu (Hong Chau), but her mother? Did they know Jane Crawford (Frances Fisher) was part of the “insidious conspiracy” meant to turn Senator Keene (James Wolk) into Dr. Manhattan 2.0?
“An Almost Religious Awe” drops juicy tidbit after juicy tidbit and tries to ground its many reveals in Angela’s tragic backstory. At times, the...
- 12/2/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
A review of this week’s Watchmen, “An Almost Religious Awe,” coming up just as soon as I’m strapped to a chair in an abandoned Jc Penney…
Dr. Manhattan, I presume?
It’s easy to understand why some fans of the Watchmen comic were skeptical of this show’s existence and its structure when it debuted. Yes, it existed in the same universe as the comic, and treated everything that Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons did as sacrosanct(*), but in addition to having a wildly different setting and subject matter,...
Dr. Manhattan, I presume?
It’s easy to understand why some fans of the Watchmen comic were skeptical of this show’s existence and its structure when it debuted. Yes, it existed in the same universe as the comic, and treated everything that Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons did as sacrosanct(*), but in addition to having a wildly different setting and subject matter,...
- 12/2/2019
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Mike Cecchini Dec 1, 2019
More big secrets are revealed in HBO's Watchmen episode 7, and we're here to help you make sense of it all!
This article contains Watchmen spoilers.
Watchmen episode 7, “An Almost Religious Awe,” is the hour where the remaining big questions finally start getting answered. And in the case of its last scene, it may even answer a question that you might not even realize had been asked in the first place. But from its first scene to its final moment, there’s a ton of info packed into this episode, from the mystery of why Angela Abar adopted the masked identity of Sister Night to the actual whereabouts of Dr. Manhattan. In fact, that last one is a good place to start.
An Almost Religious Awe
- The episode’s title “An Almost Religious Awe” takes its name from a line in the book, where it’s revealed via Dr.
More big secrets are revealed in HBO's Watchmen episode 7, and we're here to help you make sense of it all!
This article contains Watchmen spoilers.
Watchmen episode 7, “An Almost Religious Awe,” is the hour where the remaining big questions finally start getting answered. And in the case of its last scene, it may even answer a question that you might not even realize had been asked in the first place. But from its first scene to its final moment, there’s a ton of info packed into this episode, from the mystery of why Angela Abar adopted the masked identity of Sister Night to the actual whereabouts of Dr. Manhattan. In fact, that last one is a good place to start.
An Almost Religious Awe
- The episode’s title “An Almost Religious Awe” takes its name from a line in the book, where it’s revealed via Dr.
- 12/2/2019
- Den of Geek
Mike Cecchini Nov 11, 2019
The true origin of Laurie Blake's Dr. Manhattan dildo on Watchmen has been revealed by HBO.
Long before the HBO TV series, or before Zack Snyder put Jon Osterman on the silver screen, no discussion of Watchmen could possibly be considered complete without someone making a joke about Dr. Manhattan’s enormous, glowing, blue penis and his predilection for nudity. Doctor Manhattan is nude through most of the pages he appears on in Watchmen, the vast majority of the time in a non-sexual context, and that atomic powered dong is always there, as much a part of the book’s timeless iconography as the Comedian’s badge or Rorschach’s mask. It took three episodes, but HBO’s Watchmen did finally show us Dr. Manhattan’s dick, although in the form of an astounding sex toy brandished by Jean Smart’s FBI Agent Laurie Blake in...
The true origin of Laurie Blake's Dr. Manhattan dildo on Watchmen has been revealed by HBO.
Long before the HBO TV series, or before Zack Snyder put Jon Osterman on the silver screen, no discussion of Watchmen could possibly be considered complete without someone making a joke about Dr. Manhattan’s enormous, glowing, blue penis and his predilection for nudity. Doctor Manhattan is nude through most of the pages he appears on in Watchmen, the vast majority of the time in a non-sexual context, and that atomic powered dong is always there, as much a part of the book’s timeless iconography as the Comedian’s badge or Rorschach’s mask. It took three episodes, but HBO’s Watchmen did finally show us Dr. Manhattan’s dick, although in the form of an astounding sex toy brandished by Jean Smart’s FBI Agent Laurie Blake in...
- 11/11/2019
- Den of Geek
[Editor’s Note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Watchmen” through Episode 4, “If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own.”]
In a season filled with outlandish introductions to Adrian Veidt — Jeremy Irons’ long-unnamed character working within a remote castle at an undisclosed location, at an unknown time — the fourth episode’s debut scene takes the cake. No, not the purple, honeycomb-infused anniversary cake that also helps mark the passage of time. That pops up later.
Instead, Adrian is shown at in the middle of a lake lit by dozens of golden, glowing orbs. Underneath each is a large basket, and with the starry night sky sparkling above, Adrian pulls one out of the water, removes a small, flailing fetus, and promptly pitches it back into the water.
“They’re very happy in the soup,” Irons said, recalling the scene during an interview with IndieWire. “It seemed entirely natural. Strange enough, the vision I had in my head...
In a season filled with outlandish introductions to Adrian Veidt — Jeremy Irons’ long-unnamed character working within a remote castle at an undisclosed location, at an unknown time — the fourth episode’s debut scene takes the cake. No, not the purple, honeycomb-infused anniversary cake that also helps mark the passage of time. That pops up later.
Instead, Adrian is shown at in the middle of a lake lit by dozens of golden, glowing orbs. Underneath each is a large basket, and with the starry night sky sparkling above, Adrian pulls one out of the water, removes a small, flailing fetus, and promptly pitches it back into the water.
“They’re very happy in the soup,” Irons said, recalling the scene during an interview with IndieWire. “It seemed entirely natural. Strange enough, the vision I had in my head...
- 11/11/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Watchmen” Episode 3, “She Was Killed by Space Junk.”]
Damon Lindelof likes his jokes. Since a joke is just a story with a punchline, it should come as no surprise that Lindelof tells his jokes just like he tells the rest of his stories: There’s an intriguing premise, a lengthy middle (with a few curious twists and turns tossed in), and the punchline is often a thinker. He told a great joke, perhaps the greatest I’ve ever heard in a TV drama, during “The Leftovers” Season 2, stretching a knock knock joke from the premiere to the penultimate episode before revealing the sum total of its payoff.
So, like just about everything else in “Watchmen,” when Laurie Blake picks up the telephone to speak with Dr. Manhattan (casting Tba) at the start of Episode 3, “She Was Killed by Space Junk,” it wasn’t simply for her or his amusement. In...
Damon Lindelof likes his jokes. Since a joke is just a story with a punchline, it should come as no surprise that Lindelof tells his jokes just like he tells the rest of his stories: There’s an intriguing premise, a lengthy middle (with a few curious twists and turns tossed in), and the punchline is often a thinker. He told a great joke, perhaps the greatest I’ve ever heard in a TV drama, during “The Leftovers” Season 2, stretching a knock knock joke from the premiere to the penultimate episode before revealing the sum total of its payoff.
So, like just about everything else in “Watchmen,” when Laurie Blake picks up the telephone to speak with Dr. Manhattan (casting Tba) at the start of Episode 3, “She Was Killed by Space Junk,” it wasn’t simply for her or his amusement. In...
- 11/4/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Mike Cecchini Nov 4, 2019
HBO's Watchmen confirms the presence of two of the most important characters from the book. Here's all the references and Easter eggs.
This article contains major Watchmen spoilers for episode 3 "She Was Killed by Space Junk" and the book.
Watchmen episode 3 is perhaps the biggest, most explosive (in at least one instance literally) episode of the series yet. Not only do we meet a legacy character from the original book, in the form of FBI Agent Laurie Blake, but we finally learn the answer to the mystery that pretty much everyone has known the answer to almost since the very first Watchmen trailer was revealed: Jeremy Irons’ character is Adrian Veidt, Ozymandias. Both of these make for an episode that is far more connected to the world of the book than the previous ones, while the world of the HBO show continues to build outward in new and inventive ways.
HBO's Watchmen confirms the presence of two of the most important characters from the book. Here's all the references and Easter eggs.
This article contains major Watchmen spoilers for episode 3 "She Was Killed by Space Junk" and the book.
Watchmen episode 3 is perhaps the biggest, most explosive (in at least one instance literally) episode of the series yet. Not only do we meet a legacy character from the original book, in the form of FBI Agent Laurie Blake, but we finally learn the answer to the mystery that pretty much everyone has known the answer to almost since the very first Watchmen trailer was revealed: Jeremy Irons’ character is Adrian Veidt, Ozymandias. Both of these make for an episode that is far more connected to the world of the book than the previous ones, while the world of the HBO show continues to build outward in new and inventive ways.
- 11/2/2019
- Den of Geek
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