What is Watchmen?

“That movie was awesome,” says Patrick Wilson, who played Dan Dreiberg, aka Night Owl II in Watchmen: Watchmen.

In an interview with [Publication Name], the actor declares that it is partly thanks to the work of the director: Zack Snyder (Justice League Final Cut) that the film has become cult today. “I knew Snyder was kind of ahead of his time. You know, it’s weird to say the audience wasn’t ready, but you need a movie like that,” he clarifies. He goes further and even explains that the team of superheroes from the Marvel team would not have been what it is without Watchmen. “You need the movies to get dark so the Avengers can get so bright,” he continued.

You should know that Watchmen is a particularly innovative film, since when it was released in 2009, the MCU and the DC Extended Universe did not yet exist. Marvel had only just launched its heroes into the modern age with Iron Man the previous year. Upon its release, Zack Snyder’s film marked critics with its serious narrative and dark atmosphere, who continue to influence many productions today, such as The Boys.

Watchmen: Watchmen is a 2009 film by Zack Snyder, adapted from the DC comics of the same name. The story takes place in 1985, in an alternate history where the United States and the Soviet Union are about to go to war. The earth is guarded by a group of superheroes called the Watchmen, who overnight become illegal. Some are also found dead. The organization therefore decides to dismantle the plot that is brewing against them.

In the cast of the feature film, we find: Jackie Earle Haley (Alita: Battle Angel) in the role of Walter Kovacs / Rorschach, Patrick Wilson (Conjuring) is Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Batman V Superman) embodies Edward Blake / The Comedian and Matthew Goode (The King’s Man: First Mission) becomes Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias. Although the production was not the expected critical and financial success, it scored thanks to the fidelity of its adaptation, despite “its complex narrative structure which can make it difficult to appeal to viewers who are not yet familiar with the source material,” reports [Publication Name].