Watchmen CGI Doesn't Hold Up, The Comedian Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan Says, but He's Proud of His Fight Scene With Ozymandias
Jeffrey Dean Morgan has reflected upon Zack Snyder’s adaptation of the much-loved Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comic book Watchmen, saying the CGI doesn’t hold up today, nearly 20 years after the film was shot — but he’s proud of his memorable fight scene with Ozymandias.
In a recent interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played The Comedian in Zack Snyder's adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen, expressed his thoughts on various aspects of the 2009 film. Morgan stated that, aside from the CGI-heavy Doctor Manhattan, the majority of the movie held up well, but he acknowledged that the CGI looked outdated nearly two decades after its release.
The actor reflected on the faithfulness of the adaptation, noting that most of the screenplay was already written before they even began filming. He also touched on the significant changes to the ending, which saw the original idea of a telepathic alien squid destroying New York replaced with a more feasible plot involving Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias framing Doctor Manhattan as a global threat.
Morgan emphasized the fun he had working on the film, particularly the opening fight scene with Ozymandias, which took eight days to shoot and involved extensive prosthetic work for the character.
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