Official Watchmen Costumes Unveiled
--by Stephen Schleicher
The official Watchmen site has been updated to include some of the central characters in their official costumes. I know many people are going to be jumping up and down crying foul when they see the likes of Nite Owl and Silk Spectre, but keep this in mind - these a more than likely promotional posters (sans text) that have been highly stylized going for the Bleach Bypass look.
That being said, I think Nite Owl looks a little too lean, and Ozymandias is missing his great purple outfit. Zack Snyder has said he is going to be faithful to the movie, but now after seeing these images, I’m wonder just how “faithful” the film is going to be.
Take the jump for the images.
What? No Doctor Manhattan?
Ok, let your thoughts fly!
via the official Watchmen movie site
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March 6th, 2008 at 9:56 am
What’s the problem with the Night Owl costume? You can build a flying ship, but you’re not going to hide a beer belly in your battle armor? He’s not George Wendt…
Maybe I’m grading on a curve here; one look at the Comedian’s mask to remind me of the leap it takes to go from comic to reality, as far as superhero costumes go. It’s what makes me cringe when I think about a Captain America movie. Why can’t something as simple as a domino mask be believable?
I think the costumes are gr- …is that a mouth on Rorschach?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Never fear! By Hollywood standards, Night Owl DOES have a beer belly. :)
I think Rorschach DOES have a mouth. Blasphemy!
March 6th, 2008 at 10:42 am
The Comedian as a whole, looks really, really fakey. The wig is bad, and the mask is bad, and it generally looks like a costume they would’ve used for the old SNES Mortal Kombat games; when they would digitize real characters, but not worry about the costume quality because nobody would see it up close.
Otherwise, I like Nite Owl’s costume, although if he were on the street in that, it may evoke shouts of “Hey, isn’t that Batman?”
Ozymandias…I dunno. The costume’s kinda “meh,” but I think the look of the actor is right for Adrian Veidt. He’ll look better in a dapper business suit than he does here.
And Silk Spectre looks great. I love Malin Akerman, love the hairstyle, and love the costume. Although, it looks like if she were standing straight up, her vagina may still be hanging out. Wear some pants, for godsakes.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:16 am
i don’t like Ozymandias’s outfit and i don’t like Night owls color scheme
March 6th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I love it.
March 6th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Obviously, Brad is gay. Loves her hair and costume… disgusted by the thought of her vagina. Sheeesh.
March 6th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Way to bring the class Tim…
March 6th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
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March 7th, 2008 at 2:02 am
[…Zack Snyder has said he is going to be faithful to the movie…]
Shouldn’t that be “is going to be faithful to the comic book” ?
The costumes mostly work for me. The darker colors fit in with the more or less “realistic” setting of Watchmen. But…
(1) Ozymandias looks insane, when the whole point of the character in the comic was that he seemed the sanest of all (and was the most successful).
(2) If you are going for dark and gritty (as seems to be the case), what is the point of dressing up Silk Specter in flashing colors ? (Although that may just be due the more “colorful” environment used for the promo shot - the fire rescue with Night Owl probably).
March 7th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Hply Jesus, the NightOwl looks like Johnny Depp
March 9th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
I like them…. I like Night Owls ponch and I think the costumes look lovely but a bit x-men leather…
March 11th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Nightowl really reminds me of 90s Batman like Forever or Batman and Robin