WTF: Watchmen Sequel?
Are they really considering a sequel to the not-yet-released Watchmen? Well, Patrick Wilson, who plays Nite Owl in the film, recently told MTV that he does, in fact, have a sequel clause in his contract for the film.
“It’s all been talked about,” laughed Wilson. “Financially, they like to do that. But all of us, [director] Zack [Snyder] included, all go, ‘How on Earth could you do a sequel or prequel?’” Wilson went on to explain that such a clause is fairly standard in contracts for superhero films. These movies tend to make big money, and it’s logical that the studio wants to know that if they turn the film into a franchise, that they can ensure the return of the talent from one film to the next.
Though unlikely, Wilson does want to dawn the Nite Owl garbs again if a sequel presents itself.
“Certainly, artistically, I can’t fathom how it would happen,” said Wilson. “But hey, if Alan Moore writes it, I’d love to read it.”
Considering that Moore has publicly stated, pretty much anytime you talk to him, that he finds the idea of a sequel (or a film adaptation!) to Watchmen repellent, and he isn’t really on speaking terms with DC Comics and their parent company, Warner Brothers, that doesn’t seem to be real likely.
My feelings are that the film will not do well anyway to warrant a sequel. You have a bunch of mediocre actors in a film that should have been made in the 1980s whos plot is so outdated that young audience goers who simply want to see it because “superhero” movies are popular right now won’t understand anything the movie is about. Plus I am assuming that the movie will even show due to the lawsuit Warner Brothers is in right now with Fox. But a sequel could happen as a pure money maker and it could be called, Watchmen Babies: V for Vacation! Thanks Millhouse!
