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Oh, man is this going to be awesome!

Watchmen Blu-Ray Maximum Movie Mode

The Director's Cut version of Watchmen comes out on Blu-Ray on July 21st. It will add 25 extra minutes on to the theatrical version.

“There’s a couple Rorschach scenes; it’s a little bit more violent overall,” Snyder said of the “Maximum Movie Mode” Blu-Ray disc, which even has a mode where the director walks onto the screen and explains certain scenes’ significance. “It’s a little gorier, a teeny bit gorier; like, when Veidt’s being assassinated, the secretary puts her hand out and she gets shot in the hand - and her fingers fly off.”

As for the other goodies inserted into Snyder’s 25-minute-longer Director’s Cut, “After Hollis dies, we cut to Dan and Rorschach and they go to Happy Harry’s to get some info on who’s trying to assassinate Veidt…at the end of that scene, in the theatrical version, it cuts [after they get some information]. In the longer version, Dan notices on the TV that there’s a report that Hollis has been murdered. He sees that, and then he sees a Knot Top in the bar, and he attacks him and beats the sh-t out of him, just like in the graphic novel. Then Rorschach pulls him off and says ‘not in front of the civilians!’”

“[Dan Dreiberg] is getting emotional, he’s knocking the guy’s teeth out of his mouth; it’s pretty gory,” Snyder promised of the scene that had to be cut from the theatrical release for length. “It’s the kind of thing where you get to see Dan lose it — which helps set up the end of the movie a little bit.”

“Everybody gets a little bit extra character from all that stuff,” Snyder said of the new cut.

What I'm really excited about is this Maximum Movie Mode commentary by director Zack Snyder. Yowza this is going to be cool! Zack did similar commentary throughout 300, but this looks even more awesome! Leave it to Zack to truly embrace the new technology. Pick it up on pre-order from Amazon for only $23, and there are a couple more videos there as well.

Zack Snyder's next all girl project - Sucker Punch

Regardless of how well or poor ‘Watchmen’ does, Zack Snyder already has his next project lined up and ready to go. It will be the $100 million-budget, ’60s-based, all-girl, action fantasy ‘Sucker Punch’. Now, according to EW, the film has its cast.

Amanda Seyfried is in final negotiations to play the lead role of Baby Doll, a young woman who has been committed to an insane asylum and fantasizes about escaping with the help of her fellow inmates, who take on fantastical roles in her mind.

Offers are also out to Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Evan Rachel Wood, and Emma Stone to round out the cast.

Says Snyder about the cast, “I already did the all-male cast with ‘300′, so I’m doing the opposite end of the spectrum.”

Coolio! Say what you will about Mamma Mia, but Amanda Seyfried has been doing amazing work on Big Love.

Hat tip: We Are Movie Geeks

Curse of the Black Freighter Trailer

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In the graphic novel Watchmen, there is a story-within-a-story called The Curse of the Black Freighter about a pirate. Zack Snyder wanted to film it for the movie, but it would make the movie too long, so he made an agreement that he could make a DVD to be released at about the same time Watchmen hits theaters. The animated Black Freighter, voiced by Gerard Butler (he found a way to keep his 300 star involved!) will be released on BluRay and DVD on March 24th.

Hat tip: GB.net

Zack Snyder explains why Watchmen is so Important

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In full geek mode, the director of Watchmen, Zack Snyder, explains why the graphic novel is so important, and the motivations of each super hero character.

I'm still crossing my fingers that there will be a settlement between Fox and Warner Brothers. The legal battles have been heating up, with Fox getting a ruling from a judge that they did still have the rights to the Watchmen movie. Will fans be able to see the movie in March? Will Warner Brothers blink? Stay tuned, fans...

Watchmen & Twilight Trailers on Spike

At the Spike TV 2008 Scream Awards, they showed a few exclusive new trailers. Below see Watchmen with an intro by a few of the stars and Zack Snyder. I knew that Zack would call it "awesome," because in case you didn't know that's his favorite word. ;) (Love ya, Zack!)


Also, an extended scene from Twilight. We've seen some of this before, but they gave us a wee bit more:


Hat tip: The Movie Blog

Zack Snyder on NPR

I was driving in my car yesterday, not really paying attention to the NPR story playing as it was about the Brett Favre soap opera. Then, all of a sudden I hear Zack Snyder's voice -- Zack Snyder, director of Watchmen and 300. Evidently he's a Wisconsin native and rabid Favre and Packers fan. Who knew? It just was one of those bizarre moments with two things you don't expect together -- Zack Snyder and All Things Considered?! LOL! (And yes, I do realize that I'm a total movie geek if I can recognize a director's voice from all the '300' interviews I watched and listened to.)

Zack compared Favre to the "reluctant gunslinger" on the quintessential hero's journey.

That's what it begs. It begs those moments behind the scenes where he's grappling with his own demons, and you see the man behind the mythology which makes it even more compelling.

Listen to the short piece here

Zack Snyder Interview

Variety snagged an exclusive interview with Zack Snyder about Watchmen.

Zack Snyder is currently battling with Warners over the ultimate running time of the movie, which is three hours. He's trying to cut it down, but doesn't want to lose a character like Hollis, a guy who gets murdered about half way through. ""I'm not ready for that yet. If Dark Knight got two and a half hours, Watchmen should get fifteen minutes more," he pleads. "I'm trying to be reasonable." Snyder is caught between the Scylla and Charybdis of the studio's commercial demands and the fans who love the comics.

Read the whole interview here.

Watchmen Trailer

Haven't seen Dark Knight yet, since I just got back from my trip. Here's the Watchmen Trailer by master Zack Snyder that premiered with it:

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Prequel AND Sequel of 300 in the works?!

Perez Hilton posted this with the headline: Want More Gerry?

The producers of '300' were interviewed by Collider.com.

They announced they’re working on a new Blu-ray edition of the film and they dropped a bomb…they’re trying to make a sequel/prequel to the film.

At first I didn’t believe them, but later in the night I spoke to Zack Snyder again (interview is here) and he confirmed what they said. He said Frank Miller is working on a new story of some kind and if they all really like it they’ll make it!

Brideshead Revisited Trailer!

W00t! Apple has put up a new Brideshead Revisited Trailer. Matthew Goode (Matchpoint) stars as Charles Ryder, the same part that Jeremy Irons played in the original Masterpiece Theater mini-series. Emma Thompson also co-stars in the film due to be released July 25th. Matthew Goode has gotten great write-ups in supporting roles, but this will be his first major starring role. He also appears in Zack Snyder's Watchmen as Ozymandias in 2009.

Watchmen ad contest

Zack Snyder is just the coolest director ever, and he's always thinking of ways to keep fans involved. He posted this contest on YouTube to have fan generated ads appear in the film. The Watchmen YouTube channel will also have the video blogs from the set.

Zack Snyder helms animated 'Guardians'

From Variety:

Zack Snyder is set to direct "Guardians of Ga'Hoole," an animated feature film based on the series of children's books by Kathryn Lasky.

Village Roadshow is making the film and Warner Bros. will distribute.

Pic is set in the Forest of Tyto, where Barn Owls live in peace until their kingdom is threatened by an evil that could destroy their home.

Script was written by John Orloff ("A Mighty Heart") and John Collee ("Master and Commander"). The pic will be produced by Zareh Nalbandian, with Donald DeLine, Deborah Snyder and Lionel Wigram exec producing.

The intention is to execute in Sydney, Australia, through Animal Logic, which worked with Village Roadshow and WB on "Happy Feet." The film is on a fast track and is likely to be ready by 2009 or 2010.

It is the first animated film for Snyder, who followed the stylized hit "300" by reteaming with WB and Legendary on "Watchmen," an adaptation of Alan Moore's DC Comics creation.