The filmmaker believes that it would have been “fascinating” if it had hit theaters after ‘Avengers’
Before Marvel Studios There were also superhero movies, but they did not have the tremendous success and legion of fans of Captain America and company. Iron Manthe beginning of Marvel Cinematic Universehit theaters in 2008 and a year later, in 2009, it did Watchmen. The latter, directed by Zack Snyder and based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore, was a failure. However, one of the great directors of today defends it.
Christopher Nolan, producer of The Man of Steel (2013) -the first installment of the DC Universedirected by Snyder-, believes that Watchmen It is a film ahead of its time and it would have been fascinating to see it after Avengers. Because, although Iron Man is previous, the idea or concept of a group of superheroes appears in Watchmenhit theaters before 2012’s Avengers.
As Nolan told in THR:
I have always believed that ‘Watchmen’ was ahead of its time. The idea of a superhero team, which he so brilliantly subverts, did not exist in the films. It would have been fascinating to see it released after ‘Avengers’
Snyder released Watchmen after directing 300another comic book adaptation. With the film about the Spartan army, the filmmaker gained a lot of popularity. The film was approved by critics and the public, grossing more than 456 million dollars all over the world. WatchmenHowever, it was a failure.
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Snyder’s superhero film upset critics a bit. The specialized press approved it, but said of it that “its complex narrative structure could be complicated for viewers who are not familiar with the source material.” At the box office it only grossed more than 185 million dollars worldwide and its budget was 130 million dollars.
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Nevertheless, Watchmen It served to make Nolan notice Snyder. The film was released after the first two installments of its Batman played by Christian Bale: Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). After the end of the saga in 2012 with The Dark Knight: Legend RisesNolan opted for Snyder and produced his vision of the Superman by Henry Cavill. He also participated in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) y Justice League (2017). So although Watchmen It didn’t work, if it served for Snyder, in some way, to kick off the DC Universe.
After WatchmenSnyder chained failures: the animated adaptation Ga’Hoole. The legend of the guardians (2010) and the original story Sucker Punch (2011). Then it was the turn of the DC Universe. After Snyder’s sad departure, the filmmaker has found his new home on Netflix. In 2021 it premiered army of the deadreturning to his zombie roots after dawn of the dead (2004), and, although the result has not been as expected, he has also released two parts of his science fiction epic Rebel Moon.
