Watchmen cast sounds OK, mainly

[catalyst2]

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the six main characters have been cast. Here are my totally superficial responses (because I don't really know any of these actors, except for the very last one):


Rorschach - Jackie Earle Haley - definitely looks as menacing and rough as Rorschach needs to look
Dr. Manhattan – Billy Crudup - looks to have that remote presence
Laurie Juspeczyki/the Silk Spectre – Malin Akerman - YES!
Adrien Veidt/Ozymandias – Matthew Goode - has the "clean" lines needed
Nite-Owl – Patrick Wilson - No, looks like a bad miss to me
The Comedian – Jeffrey Dean Morgan - INSPIRED!

So, it's not perfect but at least they kept bloody Tom Cruise et al. away from this.

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[tijnat.livejournal.com]

One of my friends at work who's also an actor went for an audition for this movie, then they had him read for two (minor) parts. I guess this means it's being filmed in Vancouver. We seem to be the sci-fi genre capital for movies and TV series. ;)

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

Yep, definitely shooting in Vancouver and the director is Zack Snyder (of 300 fame).