Executve producer Herb Gains has made a point of sharing his experience with Zach Snyder wrapping up principal filming on the Watchmen.
Coming Soon quotes Gaines statement:
I now sit in my Vancouver hotel room one year later, and guess what? We did shoot all of it — every frame of it, and not just the title sequence drawings but all of Zack’s drawings are now committed to film. The combination of modern-day technology and the level of artistic ability of so many people has made the Watchmen experience second to none. The spirit behind the making of this film was nothing short of total pleasure and love. As I wandered from room to room at the wrap party, there was not only a sense of accomplishment from everyone involved but a feeling of sadness that it’s coming to an end. The one thing that remains for me is the anticipation and excitement of seeing the finished product, knowing that we’ve all worked on something very special.
I want to get so pumped about this. The movie version of this awesome graphic novel SHOULD be stunning. Great story, great message, great everything. But we all know how adaptations just never meet everyone’s expectations.
I am holding my breath. I think it is a good sign that Gains is stoked about his whole experience producing this movie, but I wonder how many other movies that were not well received were also thought of as such a great project at this stage.
