First Watchmen Casting Rumors

[GrnMarvl14]

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With director Zack Snyder gearing up to shoot Watchmen later this year in Vancouver, there are now rumors about who may have won the lead roles in the long-awaited big-screen version of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons graphic novel.

According to Ain't It Cool News, three stars have been aligned for the movie. The site claims that Keanu Reeves will play Dr. Jon Osterman, a.k.a. the god-like Dr. Manhattan. Reeves is a self-proclaimed comic book fan who wanted to play Wolverine in the X-Men movies and was once rumored for the Silver Surfer.

Another comic book fan/movie star may be joining Reeves in the cast. Jude Law will supposedly play Adrian Veidt a.k.a. Ozymandias, which is not very shocking since Law has been publicly lobbying to be in Watchmen long before Snyder boarded the project. It is said that Law even sports a Watchmen tattoo!

Finally, Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy, Little Children) is reportedly going to play Dan Dreiberg, a.k.a. Nite Owl II, arguably the central protagonist in the ensemble.

No word yet on who may fill the other roles, particularly the masked vigilante Rorschach, but 300's Gerard Butler has long been rumored for the Comedian.

The last two aren't bad. But can anyone REALLY see Keanu Reaves in a mostly silent role? Nothing like the most powerful being on Earth sporting a surfer accent. I'd rather see Doug Jones, he's good at playing painted character.

 

[Shaded Spriter]

now I don't like Keanu at all...but the way I imagined DM when I read it was someone with absolutely no emotion in the way they speak...So Keanu would be good in that sense.

I heard a rumour a couple of months back of Simon Pegg as Rorschach...I believe it is unlikely...but I like it.