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Watchmen Chapter I
Official release poster
Directed byBrandon Vietti
Written byJ. Michael Straczynski
Based onWatchmen
by Dave Gibbons
Produced by
  • Jim Krieg
  • Cindy Rago
  • Brandon Vietti
Starring
Edited byCris Mertens
Music byTim Kelly
Animation byStudio Mir
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)
(Part One)
  • November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26)
(Part Two)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Watchmen Chapter I is a 2024 American adult animated superhero film directed by Brandon Vietti and written by J. Michael Straczynski. It stars an ensemble cast including Matthew Rhys, Katee Sackhoff, Titus Welliver, Troy Baker, Adrienne Barbeau, and Michael Cerveris. Produced by DC Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, and Paramount Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the film is based on the DC Comics limited series Watchmen co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons with co-creator and author Alan Moore choosing to remain uncredited.[1] Gibbons served as a consulting producer on the film. Animation for the film was provided by Studio Mir.

Plot

Watchmen Chapter I faithfully retells the story of the first 6 issues of the original 12-issue maxiseries from DC Comics, cover-dated September 1986 to October 1987.

Voice cast

Main article: List of Watchmen characters
Voice actor[2] Character
Matthew Rhys Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II, Photographer #3
Katee Sackhoff Laurie Juspeczyk / Silk Spectre II
Titus Welliver Walter Kovacs / Rorschach
Troy Baker Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias, Minister, Benny Anger
Rick D. Wasserman Edward Blake / Comedian, Male Citizen #1, Photographer #2
Adrienne Barbeau Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre II, TV Broadcaster
Corey Burton Captain Metropolis, Forbes, American Newscaster
Michael Cerveris Jonathan Osterman / Dr. Manhattan, Father
Geoff Pierson Hollis Mason / Nite Owl I
Yuri Lowenthal Wally Weaver, Criminal #1, Knot Top #2
Jeffrey Combs Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic, British Newscaster, Photographer #1
Phil LaMarr Comic Book Narrator, Bernie, Security Guard
John Marshall Jones Hooded Justice, General #1, Criminal #2
Kari Wahlgren Janey Slater, Female Knot Top, Female Citizen #1
Jason Spisak Doug Roth, President John F. Kennedy, Restaurant Cook
Max Koch Detective Joe Bourquin, Bernard, President Richard Nixon
Kelly Hu Yvonne, Vietnamese Woman
Grey DeLisle Spanish Newscaster, Female Citizen #2
Dwight Schultz Detective Steve Fine, Happy Harry

Production

It was reported in April 2017 that Warner Bros. would develop an R-rated animated film based on the comic book series.[3] It was officially confirmed in 2023 that an animated film adaptation was in development and would be released in 2024.[4] A teaser trailer was released on June 13, 2024, with it being revealed to be a two-film adaptation.[5][6] Director Brandon Vietti praised the animation work done by Studio Mir, stating in an interview that "It was a kind of material and filmmaking that I don't think the studio had approached before, but we had a lot of great discussions about it and they really rose to the challenge."[7]

Release and reception

Watchmen Chapter I received a digital release on August 13, 2024.[8] The film was released on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on August 27, 2024.[9]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[10] William Bibbiani of TheWrap felt that the film respectfully adapted the story, but struggled to properly convey its complexity and described the visual aesthetic as "serviceable but not entirely effective".[11] Brad Cook of Flickering Myth agreed, calling the film a "very faithful adaptation" with a visual style that "hews closely to artist Dave Gibbons' well-regarded depictions of the characters and the alternate 1985 timeline they inhabit".[12]

Sequel

A single sequel entitled Watchmen Chapter II is expected to cover the second half of the story, completing the retelling of the 12-issue maxiseries. It was initially reported that Chapter II would be released in late 2024, but this was later pushed back to sometime in 2025.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Watchmen Creator Alan Moore Has Surprising Advice For Writers". Screen Rant. April 24, 2022. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Watchmen Chapter 1 (2024) – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Gerding, Stephen (April 13, 2017). "Watchmen Is Getting an R-Rated Animated Adaptation". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (July 22, 2023). "Comic-Con 2023: DC Announces Crisis on Infinite Earths and Watchmen Animated Movies". IGN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Cripe, Michael (June 13, 2024). "We Just Got a Surprise First Look at the Upcoming Watchmen Animated Films". IGN. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Perine, Aaron (July 22, 2023). "New Watchmen Movie Announced". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Zahed, Ramin (August 13, 2024). "'Watchmen: Chapter 1' Director Brandon Vietti Unmasks the Animated Antiheroes". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Vejvoda, Jim (July 10, 2024). "Watchmen Chapter I: Exclusive Trailer, Voice Cast, Boxart and Release Date". IGN. Archived from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "WarnerBros.com | Watchmen Chapter I | Movies". WarnerBros.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  10. ^ "Watchmen Chapter I". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Bibbiani, William (August 13, 2024). "Watchmen: Chapter 1 Review". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  12. ^ Cook, Brad (August 13, 2024). "Watchmen: Chapter 1 (2024) – Movie Review". Flickering Myth. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "Watchmen Chapters 1 & 2 Adapts The Full Original Comic In Animation – Watch The Trailer". Empire. June 14, 2024. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  14. ^ K, Demet (June 13, 2024). "Warner Bros. Reveals An Exciting Slate of Animated Projects at Annecy Animation Festival". Nexus Point News. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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