Welcome to Part III of DRIVEN’s exclusive interview series on Watchmen (Part I: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Part II: Malin Akerman. Tomorrow: a rare interview with Billy Crudup/Dr. Manhattan. (Plus: See the end of this post for how to win an exclusive piece of collectible Watchmen memorabilia).
Remaining faithful to the Watchmen graphic novel—created over two decades ago by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons—was priority number one for director Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead).
“I especially wanted to make the hardcore fans happy, because I’ve already gotten death threats for having directed Watchmen. It’s funny that every movie I’ve made, starting with Dawn of the Dead, I’ve gotten death threats.”
