Slideshow: 26-Image Gallery For ‘Watchmen’ With Malin Akerman, Patrick Wilson

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Matt Frewer as Hollis Mason, the original Nite Owl, and Patrick Wilson as his successor, Dan Dreiberg aka Nite Owl II.

CHICAGO – This 26-image slideshow contains half of the official press images (the second half can be found here) from the Warner Brothers production of “Watchmen,” based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, starring Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. Written by David Hayter and Alex Tse and directed by Zack Snyder, the film opens on Friday, March 6th, 2009.

Synopsis: “A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, “Watchmen” is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clock—which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union—moves closer to midnight.

When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the outlawed but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion—a disbanded group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers—Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.

Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the Watchmen?”

You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos are credited on their captions when needed and courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

1. Watchmen_01: Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian.
   
   
2. Watchmen_02: Archimedes rises into the dark sky.
   
   
3. Watchmen_03: Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian. Photo by Clay Enos.
   
   
4. Watchmen_04: Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II and Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II.
   
   
5. Watchmen_05: Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II and Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan.
   
   
6. Watchmen_06: L-r: The Minutemen, the original group of costumed heroes, are pictured in 1940: Apollonia Vanova as Silhouette, Niall Mater as Mothman, Dan Payne as Dollar Bill, Clint Carleton as the original Nite Owl, Daryl Scheeler as Captain Metropolis, Carla Gugino as the original Silk Spectre, Glenn Ennis as Hooded Justice and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (kneeling) as The Comedian. Photo by Clay Enos.
   
   
7. Watchmen_07: Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II. Photo by Clay Enos.
   
   
8. Watchmen_08: Matthew Goode as Ozymandias. Photo by Clay Enos.
   
   
9. Watchmen_09: Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach. Photo by Clay Enos.
   
   
10. Watchmen_10: Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II. Photo by Clay Enos.
    
    
11. Watchmen_11: Jon Osterman (Billy Crudup) is transformed into Dr. Manhattan.
    
    
12. Watchmen_12: Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach.
    
    
13. Watchmen_13: Laura Mennell as Janey Slater and Billy Crudup as Jon Osterman.
    
    
14. Watchmen_14: Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan at a press conference.
    
    
15. Watchmen_15: Patrick Wilson as Dan Dreiberg.
    
    
16. Watchmen_16: Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach.
    
    
17. Watchmen_17: Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup) reflected in the helmet of an astronaut suit.
    
    
18. Watchmen_18: L-r: Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian, Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II, Billy Crudup as Dr, Manhattan, Matthew Goode as Ozymandias, Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II and Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach.
    
    
19. Watchmen_19: Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach.
    
    
20. Watchmen_20: Matt Frewer as Hollis Mason, the original Nite Owl, and Patrick Wilson as his successor, Dan Dreiberg aka Nite Owl II.
    
    
21. Watchmen_21: Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach and Patrick Wilson as Dan Dreiberg.
    
    
22. Watchmen_22: Malin Akerman as Laurie Jupiter (left, in background), Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan and Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach (right, in background).
    
    
23. Watchmen_23: Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan.
    
    
24. Watchmen_24: The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) leaps from the Owl Ship.
    
    
25. Watchmen_25: Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan.
    
    
26. Watchmen_26: Malin Akerman as Laurie Jupiter and Patrick Wilson as Dan Dreiberg.
    
    

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