The good people at WatchmenComicMovie have alerted us to an exclusive interview with Zack Snyder for Watchmen. Since the interview took place long before Fox had time to sue Warner Bros, the director doesn't get into that. But he does answer some pretty cool questions about the film's development.
Watchmen Fans Ask Snyder
JDsgirlBev: Watchmen has been in “development hell” for quite some time. What factors came together to made it happen this time?
Zack Snyder: People have been trying to make Watchmen for eighteen years — and it’s a difficult project. I think there are several things that have helped to finally get Watchmen into production this time.
I think for one, as we get further away from 1985, the concept of making a movie set in 1985 becomes more viable — because it’s more of a period piece. Before, it might have just been too close to 1985. Funny enough, as time passed and the project was still in development, most other versions, actually all, planned on updating the story to a modern, or at the time, present day setting. Thankfully, we were able to abandon that approach and set the film back in 1985.
I guess a few other factors came together as well — the success of 300, my appreciation for comic book and graphic stories, and a willing studio that had faith. I don’t know if they didn’t exist elsewhere, but I just know that within the context of what I wanted to do, those three strong elements came together to get Watchmen green-lit.
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