Having acquired the U.S. distribution rights, Shout! Factory has released a new trailerfor The Show, the upcoming fantasy feature from director Mitch Jenkins and acclaimed comic book creator Alan Moore (Watchmen, From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen); watch it here… A frighteningly focused man of many talents, passports and identities arrives at England’s broken […]
Watchmen creator Alan Moore says superhero movies have “blighted cinema” and “blighted culture”
With the rise of superhero franchises including the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe, we have seen superhero films dominate the box office upon their releases. Now, it seems like one creator has some blunt thoughts regarding the film’s effect on pop culture. During an interview with Deadline, Alan Moore, who is perhaps […]
Alan Moore welcomes us to The Show with a trippy first trailer
The first trailer has been trailer has been released for The Show, the upcoming “Gothic fantasy” film from the pen of acclaimed comic book creator Alan Moore (Watchmen, From Hell, V for Vendetta). “With The Show, I wanted to apply the storytelling ability accumulated during the rest of my varied career to the medium of […]
Director Alex Garland reveals he could never work on a Swamp Thing movie out of respect for Alan Moore
Alex Garland, who is best known for his directorial work on Ex Machina and Annihilation, as well as writing 2012’s Dredd, has revealed why he would be reluctant to make a Swamp Thing movie. During an interview with ComicBook at C2E2, Garland explained that while he loves the character, he couldn’t make a Swamp Thing movie because writer Alan Moore passionately discourages […]
Damon Lindelof responds to Alan Moore’s displeasure over HBO’s Watchmen with a respectful “f*ck you”
Damon Lindelof doesn’t mind that Watchmen co-creator Alan Moore isn’t a fan of the HBO adaptation. Watchmen is one of the most beloved comic-book runs in history and co-creator Alan Moore isn’t a big fan of people adapting his work for the screen. The Wrap reports that at a TCA Q&A, HBO’s Casey Bloys was […]
Production begins on the Alan Moore-scripted The Show
EMU Flms and Lex Films have announced that production is underway on The Show, a detective story from the mind of legendary creator Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell), which marks his first original feature screenplay to be realised on screen. “With The Show, I wanted to apply the storytelling ability accumulated during the […]
HBO has “very, very high hopes” for Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen pilot
HBO’s Television Critics Association presentation has taken place this week, and it has offered up some snippets of information on the current state of Damon Lindelof’s (The Leftovers, Lost, Prometheus) adaptation of Alan Moore’s seminal graphic novel, Watchmen. Deadline is reporting that the network’s programming president, Casey Bloys, discussed the pilot, which has been directed by Nicole […]
DC Collectibles’ The Joker statue from Batman: The Killing Joke available to pre-order now
Last week we got a look at the Dark Knight [see here], and now Sideshow and DC Collectibles has unveiled the DC Designer series The Joker mini statue which is based on the likeness of the Clown Prince of Crime from Alan Moore’s and Brian Bolland’s award-winning 1988 graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke. The […]
What can we expect from HBO’s Watchmen?
Ricky Church on HBO’s Watchmen series… It goes without saying that Watchmen is one of the most celebrated and revered graphic novels ever made. It is constantly cited as a favourite among comic book readers and usually listed as one of the greatest ever written from numerous sources. Zack Snyder directed a feature film in […]
Damon Lindelof explains why he wants to make a Watchmen TV series
The Watchmen returned to the world of comic books today with the release of DC’s Doomsday Clock #1, and they’ll soon be making their return to the screen too, with Damon Lindelof currently hard at work on a small screen adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic comic book series for HBO. During an […]