Oxymandias Is Set for WATCHMEN

By: Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor
Date: Monday, July 23, 2007
Source: IESB.net

Director Zack Snyder (300) is expected to announce his cast for WATCHMEN later this week at the Comic Con 2007 event. That's not stopping some of those names from being released before the show. Yesterday, Ackerman was announced to be playing "The Silk Spectre". Today, our friends over at IESB are saying that Matthew Goode (The Lookout) will be portraying Adrian Veidt/Oxymandias.

This is the current casting as well know it; Matthew Goode as Adrian Veidt/Oxymandias, Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan, Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl, and Malin Ackerman as Silk Spectre.

WATCHMEN hits theaters sometime in 2008.

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Comments/Responses

TKay42one • Jul 23, 2007, 01:26am •

Nice...aside from Billy Crudrup, I don't think I've heard of any of these people. Sometimes having mostly no-names can have a big pay off. Still not sure how this story will translate to film, but I can't wait to find out.

darkedge • Jul 23, 2007, 04:37am •

or of course as it is in the Comic and the original stories - OZYMANDIAS

cinemaman72 • Jul 23, 2007, 07:53am •

TK he's a notiable list of what some of the stars of Watchmen have been in.

Jakie Earle Haley - Best known as being the lead kid in the Bad News Bears Films, Also was in Little Children (great performance as recently released Sex Offender)

Matthew Goode - Notable for playing playing the brother and love intrest of Scarlette Johanson in Match Point

Patrick Wilson - Great Chararcter actor was in Little Children (played lead opposite Kate Winslet), was also in the Mini Series Angels in America.

CappyMorgan • Jul 23, 2007, 08:52am •

Wow, Jackie from Bad News Bears is a lead in a film. Of course, his face is covered through most of the story. INteresting, I didn't even know the guy was still acting.

mortellan • Jul 23, 2007, 10:01am •

Wow. I like this lineup so far. No one overwhelmingly popular will help this story focus on the characters more than action. JEH as Rorschach could be an inspired choice much like Mickey Rourke was for Sin City. Cool.

fft5305 • Jul 23, 2007, 11:36am •

Also, many of you may remember Malin Ackerman as Freakshow's incredibly hot wife, Liane, in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.

jon41380 • Jul 23, 2007, 03:08pm •

Wow, I'm kind of disappointed. These characters are a bit older, with the exception of Dr. Manhattan. I'll check this out but bad casting, IMO.

daforce • Jul 24, 2007, 02:41am •

Hey Jarrod, it's spelled 'Ozymandias', FYI.

manjisan • Jul 24, 2007, 06:34am •

I just don't know anymore. At first I was psyched for this but now, I just don't know. I always thought Ian McShane would make a great Comedian, Ian McKellan as Moloch, Laura Dern as Silk Spectre's Mom and Gretchen Moll as the daughter, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Nite Owl, Paul Newman in his last role as the original Nite Owl, and man I can't think anymore and now that I look at my list, Ian McShane is the only good pick for any of these. See? I'm just flummoxed!

necroskippy • Jul 24, 2007, 10:20am •

Ackerman has gueat starred in a lot of shows and had a regular gig in the shortlived Lisa Kudrow show "The Comeback"

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