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With Damon Lindelof's "remix" pseudo-sequel to comic book classic Watchmen heading into next month's Emmy Awards with 26 nominations (the most this year, including for Outstanding Drama Series and acting recognition for Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jovan Adepo, Louis Gossett Jr., and Jean Smart), Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) has returned for a special edition of "The[...]

Executive producer and director Nicole Kassell hosts the segment, emphasizing how from their perspectives, the father-daughter duo has never seen themselves as villains ("Bad guys don't know they're bad I believe Lady Trieu definitely believes she's going to save the world I think Veidt did, too") Kassell also points out that because Vedit's gone down[...]

Grabbing some one-on-one time with Jimmy Kimmel on his ABC late-night talk show, Abdul-Mateen II reveals when he found out about the twist, what it was like when Lindelof first informed him, his thoughts on acting nude – and gets and unexpected-yet-very-possible "origin story" for his official clown name "Sweet Potato" (trust us, it makes[...]

With HBO's "remix" of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and David Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time "tick-tocking" away until its October 20th premiere, we're rolling on with "Watchmen Week" with more insight on the series. As a wrap up to our[...]

Looking Glass) share their thoughts on fans' initial reactions to the series and how Damon Lindelof's "remix" elevates the comics' themes to a modern – and broader – level. HBO First, a little background: Bleeding Cool was invited to take part in a media day of roundtable interviews with members of the cast and series creators prior[...]

With HBO's "remix" of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and David Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time "tick-tocking" away until its October 20th premiere, we're rolling on with "Watchmen Week" with more insight on the series. Today, we hear from famed award-winning[...]

With HBO's "remix" of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time "tick-tocking" away until its October 20th premiere, Bleeding Cool's been rolling out "Watchmen Week" with more insight on the series. We had the opportunity to[...]

With HBO's "remix" of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and David Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time "tick-tocking" away until its October 20th premiere, we're rolling on with "Watchmen Week" with more insight on the series – this time from executive[...]

Over the course of the day, we had the opportunity to speak with Lindelof, executive producer/director Nicole Kassell, and cast members Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Tim Blake Nelson, Jean Smart, Hong Chau, Louis Gossett Jr., and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – we'll be sharing audio from the sessions throughout the week. All of this leads up to[...]

With Dave Gibbons joining showrunner Damon Lindelof, director Nicole Kassell and actors Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Jean Smart, Louis Gossett Jr., Hong Chau, Tim Blake Nelson, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.  And an opportune watch, given the revelation from Alan Moore over who really, really wanted to play Rorschach a few decades ago…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZdQd74sRtgVideo can't be loaded because[...]

Starring Academy Award-winner Regina King, Don Johnson, Jeremy Irons, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Louis Gossett Jr. Set in an alternate history where "superheroes" are treated as outlaws, the series is said to embrace the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own. HBO's Watchmen includes Jeremy Irons an older[...]

Regina King, Don Johnson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, James Wolk, and Hong Chau also star. Nine Inch Nails duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are on board to compose music for the project. In May 2018, Lindelof shared a series of Instagram posts to update fans on progress on the project (with[...]

As if the final season of Game of Thrones wasn't enough to cause eyeballs around the world to explode, the cable giant is also using the last season to highlight the cabler's future – giving us a fresh (but brief) new look at Damon Lindelof's authorized "remix" of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' classic 1986 comic book series Watchmen. Set[...]

In the video below (starting at the 1:05 mark), we get a fresh new look at Damon Lindelof's authorized "remix" of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' classic 1986 comic book series Watchmen. HBO This time, we get a look at Jeremy Irons' older Adrian Veidt aka Ozymandias blowing out a candle on a very interestingly shaped cake; Regina King[...]

Though details on her role are scarce, Chau is rumored to play a Vietnamese character named Lady T. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7vrjkheBt8 HBO's Watchmen includes Jeremy Irons an older Adrian Veidt, aka Ozymandias; Tim Blake Nelson as the interestingly-named Looking Glass, and Jean Smart as FBI Agent Blake. Regina King, Don Johnson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Andrew Howard, Tom[...]

In addition, Jean Smart (Fargo, Legion) is on board as Agent Blake, an FBI agent assigned to track down vigilantes with a very "comedic" last name. The emsemble cast for HBO's Watchmen includes Irons, Nelson, Smart, Regina King, Don Johnson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, and James Wolk. In May 2018, Lindelof[...]

version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl,  documentary series The Vietnam War, and The Social Network – which won them the Academy Award in 2010 for Best Original Score. Lindelof's Watchmen marks the first time the pair have created music for a scripted television series. In May 2018, Lindelof shared a series of Instagram[...]

So, we'll see." In May 2018, Lindelof took to Instagram to update fans on his vision for the pilot (directed by Westworld and Castle Rock's Nicole Kassell; and an ensemble cast that includes Jeremy Irons, Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson and Louis Gossett Jr.) One thing about the project that Lindelof has emphasized from the start was that his[...]

Credit (left): Netflix/(right): BBC The cast of HBO's Watchmen continues to grow, with Aquaman's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sara Vickers (The Alienist) being the latest additions to Damon Lindelof's "remix" of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's comic book series. Written by Lindelof and directed by Nicole Kassell, the project also stars Jeremy Irons, Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Adelaide[...]

Written by Lindelof and directed by Nicole Kassell, the project also stars Jeremy Irons, Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Adelaide Clemens and Andrew Howard. Executive produced by Lindelof, Kassell, Tom Spezialy, and Joseph Iberti, the HBO pilot is set in an alternate history where "superheroes" are treated as outlaws; and is described as embracing "the[...]

In a noble attempt to alleviate some fans' concerns, Lindelof took to Instagram on Tuesday to post a five-page letter to update fans on his vision for the pilot (set to be directed by Westworld and Castle Rock's Nicole Kassell). Perhaps the biggest takeaways he wants us to take away from his pilot production manifesto? The HBO[...]

The television version was officially greenlit with a pilot order back in September, with news coming today of a director attached to helm the pilot. Nicole Kassell has been tapped to direct the pilot episode, written by Damon Lindelof of LOST fame/infamy This won't be her first pilot rodeo, as Nicole directed the premiere of TNT's Claws. Nicole Kassell attends HBO[...]