Welcome to Part V, the final installment of DRIVEN’s exclusive interview series on Watchmen (Part I: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Part II: Malin Akerman. Part III: Zack Snyder. Part IV: Billy Crudup).
Today we feature short chats with actors Matthew Goode, Patrick Wilson, and Jackie Earle Haley, plus some odd Watchmen linkage from around the web.
Welcome to Part IV of DRIVEN’s exclusive interview series on Watchmen (Part I: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Part II: Malin Akerman. Part III: Zack Snyder. Plus: See the end of this post for a chance to win an exclusive piece of collectible Watchmen memorabilia).
Today: Billy Crudup, the normally press-shy 39-year-old who shot to fame in 2000 as the burgeoning guitar rock god of Almost Famous, breaks down his serious, journalist-weary barriers to joke about his Watchmen roles as both the very human Dr. Jon Osterman, and his glowing dual personality Doctor Manhattan.
Look for plenty of atomic blue weirdness after the jump.
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.”
Welcome to Part II of DRIVEN’s exclusive series of one-on-one chats with the people who helped bring Watchmen to cinematic life.Yesterday: Jeffrey Dean Morgan AKA The Comedian. Wednesday:Watchmen director Zack Snyder. Thursday: a rare interview with Billy Crudup, AKA Dr. Manhattan. Friday: a surprise post.Plus: a chance for Watchmen fans to win a piece of collectible Watchmen swag (see the end of this post).
In Watchmen, the Stockholm-born and Toronto-raised Malin Akerman portrays Laurie Juspeczyk and her retired superheroine alter-ego, Silk Spectre II. After the jump, you’ll find out Akerman’s takes on the film, the Watchmen graphic novel, and the tender side of superheroics.
Each day this week, DRIVEN will post exclusive, one-on-one chats with the filmmaker and several actors who helped bring Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ epic graphic novel Watchmen to cinematic life. Tomorrow: Malin Akerman discusses life as Silk Spectre II. Wednesday: Watchmen director Zack Snyder. Thursday: a rare interview with Billy Crudup, AKA Dr. Manhattan. Friday: a surprise post. Plus: a chance for Watchmen fans to win a piece of collectible Watchmen memorabilia (find out how at the end of this post).
First up, Jeffrey Dean Morgan—previously known as the overly-sexed dead patient from Grey’s Anatomy—talks about his brutal, psychopathic superhero, The Comedian. After the jump, Morgan opens up about the super role, his other upcoming movies, and the possibility of a Watchmen sequel. Read More
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