Who Watches The Watchers?

Moriarty of Aint It Cool News has been able to confirm that Zack Snyder is in negotiations to direct a big screen version of The Watchmen comic book series!

Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, The Watchmen tells the story of an alternate history, in which costumed crime fighters are real. The main focus of the plot is that of a homicide, and its subsequent aftermath. As the crime investigation begins, the origin and eventual decline of costumed heroes is recounted.

Published in the late 1980's by DC Comics, the story is another Alan Moore masterpiece. The idea for a film adaptation has been around since 1989, with a revolving door of directors and writers attached, never getting off the ground.

As a fan of Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake of '04, I couldn't be any more excited, than I already am, about the prospect of that man helming the film incarnation of Watchman. Before the movie can get going though, Zack is putting the finishing touches an another comic book movie...Frank Miller 's "300".

Given how Moore feels about Hollywood, and films based on his books, I doubt he'll endorse a Watchmen flick-no matter who calls the shots.