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Not many. Not many at all, since it's only going to run in four cities. But the "director's cut" -- which I believe is still the extended version coming out on the special edition DVD but not the eventual version with the Black Freighter edited in -- will head to a few theaters around Comic Con time, mostly to promote DVD sales. From the Hollywood Reporter:
The cut, which will have an additional 25 minutes of footage including the death of a supporting character, will screen in Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis and Dallas before the movie is released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 21.This isn't terribly exciting, but apparently nothing happened in the world of nerds between my last post yesterday and this morning, so... there you go.
The rollout will culminate with a special screening July 25 at Comic-Con that is designed to act as a BD-Live event, a Blu-ray feature that will allow any viewer in North America to watch the movie simultaneously as the audience at Comic-Con, see and hear Snyder comment on the movie, and even ask questions. The screening will then be archived and will be able to be accessed for future viewings.
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Glorious Cheese said:
Still no giant squid, unfortunately ...
ryan said:
It amazes me how quickly the Watchmen hype died following the movie's release. 2 weeks after the film is released, no one was talking about it.
I thought it was pretty good!
MDK said:
I would see it, but it is nowhere near me.
Also, any one know who they are referring to when they say it includes the death of a supporting character? The original Nite Owl maybe?
Glorious Cheese said:
Yes, that's a part of the material they're putting back into the film - the death of the original Nite-Owl at the hands of the Knot Tops.
Dok Industrial said:
well, I'M in dallas, so as soon as i find out particulars as to where & when it's showing, my wife & i will go to see it.
Pete said:
DAMMIT.
Why do they hate Seattle? I'd totally go see it in theaters again.
chad said:
if they want the dvd to do good they should have just let the directors cut be in theatres from the start though one hopes the dvd does well enough then what the film did at the box office. though will wait till the version with the black freighter mixed in.
Zach T. said:
They're still not going to get my money. I've got the graphic novel, and that's all I need until I have the disposable income to excuse replacing it with the Absolute edition.
emerson999 said:
As much as I hate not giving money to anything watchman related, I have to agree with the thrifty sentement. I'm tired of rewarding companies for making me buy the same product over, and over, and over again.
Snoodle said:
Excuse me while I sulk up here in Canada. The Blu-Ray live feature is a great idea I think though.
Volcanic said:
Bah how dare they not play it in Toronto
Gleeman said:
I'm a huge fan of the comic, and the movie was decent, but....ehhhh.....
