Snyder Rules Out Watchmen Sequel
3 March 2009 11:10 PM, PST

Watchmen director Zack Snyder is adamant he will never direct a sequel to the new film - no matter how much money he is offered.

The moviemaker is pleased with his interpretation of the cult comic book, but insists the film would not work as a major movie franchise.

He says, "There's no way I would be involved in a sequel or prequel.

"Will they make one? I have no idea how you would. The work is the work. This movie is about ideas. Anything else you would do, if you did a sequel to it, misses the point entirely of what Watchmen is. To continue is to either rehash the same idea again or you're going to try to fix the characters, which goes against everything the book stands for, or you could pick up new characters. To me, philosophically, it just doesn't make sense."


But the film's star, Billy Crudup, admits the decision about a sequel lies with Hollywood bosses - because he has already signed a contract to make a Watchmen follow-up.

He adds, "Contractually, we are obligated. I will do it. I just don't know what it is we would do."

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Watchmen: A Sequel?
4 March 2009 1:29 AM, PST


Although the stars of Watchmen, which opens on Friday, are contractually obligated to appear in a sequel, there appears little likelihood that a sequel will actually be produced, the Los Angeles Times observed today (Wednesday).

Director Zack Snyder indicated that his contract does not call for him to direct a sequel and that if asked to do so, he would refuse. "Will they make one? I have no idea how you would. The work is the work."

The newspaper pointed out that the current movie is faithful to the original Alan Moore graphic novel and that no sequel was ever published.

Asked whether he would appear in a second Watchmen movie, co-star Billy Crudup told the Times: "I will do it. I just don't know what it is we would do."

And fellow co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan added: "The fans would kill us if we tried to go and do something else. ... If we tried to do a prequel that wasn't written by Alan Moore, we'd get crucified. ...Unless Warner Bros. wants all of their actors to get killed, I think it's a bad idea."

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Unless they get Alan Moore to write another story or prequel.