# Snyder to do Watchmen movie

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**Created:** [February 22, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snyder-to-do-watchmen-movie/393218 "2007-02-22T13:52:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snyder-to-do-watchmen-movie/393218/1 "2007-02-22T13:52:06Z")

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In [this](http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,72775-0.html?tw=rss.index) article about the upcoming movie 300, Wired reports that WB has given Snyder approval to do Watchmen - OMGWTFBBQ! I’m so stoked!

– IG

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snyder-to-do-watchmen-movie/393218/2 "2007-02-22T14:16:01Z")

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I’m not so sure. Alan Moore doesn’t seem fond of the idea. (Cite found [here](http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/interviews/m/moore_alan_060315/) in reference to an earlier attempt to make a **Watchmen** movie.)

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> I met Terry Gilliam, and he asked me, “How would you make a film of ‘Watchmen’?” And I said, “Don’t.” I think he eventually came to agree with me that it was a film better unmade.

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**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snyder-to-do-watchmen-movie/393218/3 "2007-02-22T14:22:11Z")

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Alan Moore hates all films of his work, though. He had a bad experience with LXG, and won’t take cash or credit for any of the works he’s already sold the film rights for.

He’s not exactly an unbiased source.

FTR, I myself don’t think Watchmen would work in this era or outside of comics, but Moore was bound to disapprove no matter what.

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snyder-to-do-watchmen-movie/393218/4 "2007-02-22T14:30:06Z")

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[QUOTE=Menocchio]  
FTR, I myself don’t think Watchmen would work in this era or outside of comics…  
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That’s another good point. It was an incredible example of its media, but that doesn’t mean it will translate well into others. Also, you’re probably right that it would fare poorly if they make the (probably inevitable) decision to update it to a modern era.

In short, I’m interested to see how this develops, but I will not be getting my hopes up.