IGN can exclusively reveal the new Watchmen Chapter I trailer, as well as its stellar voice cast ensemble and new boxart for Warner Bros. Animation and Paramount’s R-rated animated film adaptation of the seminal DC graphic novels. (You can watch the new trailer via the player above or the embed below.)
Watchmen Chapter I will be released on Digital on August 13 and on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on August 27. Watchmen Chapter II will be released later in 2024.
Based on the groundbreaking graphic novel series by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons, Watchmen Chapter I adapts the gritty, Cold War superhero saga that redefined the comics medium back in the 1980s.
The official synopsis for Chapter I reads: “In an alternate world history set in 1985, the murder of a government-sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend their personal lives and the world itself.”
As produced and directed by Brandon Vietti from an adaptation by J. Michael Straczynski, Watchmen Chapter I aims to faithfully recapture the visual aesthetic of the original graphic novels illustrated by Dave Gibbons.
Watchmen Chapter I Voice Cast
The film’s all-star voice cast includes:
Matthew Rhys (Dan Dreiberg, Nite Owl)Katee Sackhoff (Laurie Juspeczyk, Silk Spectre)Titus Welliver (Rorschach, Walter Kovacs)Troy Baker (Adrian Veidt, Ozymandias)Adrienne Barbeau (Sally Jupiter, Silk Spectre)Corey Burton (Captain Metropolis)Michael Cerveris (Jonathan Osterman, Dr. Manhattan)Jeffrey Combs (Edgar Jacobi, Moloch)Grey DeLisleKelly HuJohn Marshall Jones (Hooded Justice)Max KochPhil LaMarrYuri Lowenthal (Wally Weaver)Geoff Pierson (Hollis Mason, Nite Owl)Dwight SchultzJason SpisakKari Wahlgren (Janey Slater)Rick D. Wasserman (Edward Blake, The Comedian)
Jim Krieg and Cindy Rago are producers and Dave Gibbons is consulting producer. Sam Register, Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are executive producers.
Bonus features for Watchmen Chapter I include interviews with the filmmakers including Dave Gibbons, J. Michael Straczynski, and more.
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
The Art of Adaptation: Introducing the StoryDave Gibbons and Watchmen: Chapters I-VI
FILM INFORMATION
4K UHD & Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish4K UHD & Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, FrenchRunning Time: 83 min.Rated: RDigital version not available in Canada
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