{"id":6144,"date":"2009-07-22T05:44:22","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T04:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=6144"},"modified":"2009-07-22T14:51:13","modified_gmt":"2009-07-22T13:51:13","slug":"interview-dave-gibbons-on-watchmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/07\/22\/interview-dave-gibbons-on-watchmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Dave Gibbons on Watchmen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dave<\/a><\/p>\n

Dave Gibbons<\/a><\/strong> is the illustrator of Watchmen<\/a><\/strong>, the landmark graphic novel written by Alan Moore<\/a>, which was adapted for the big screen earlier this year by director Zack Snyder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Set in an alternate-history 1985, the story follows a group of former vigilante superheroes as tensions heighten between the USA and Soviet Union, while an investigation of an apparent conspiracy against them uncovers something sinister.<\/p>\n

Although Moore declined to be involved with the film, Dave was consulted on various aspects, visiting the set and seeing a rough cut.<\/p>\n

He also produced the behind-the-scenes book ‘Watching the Watchmen<\/a>‘ to tie in with the release back in March.<\/p>\n

Now with the release of the film on DVD<\/a> and Blu-ray<\/a> he will be appearing this weekend at Comic-Con<\/a> in San Diego, where there will be a screening of the ‘director’s cut’ (which won’t be available on DVD for a while), before flying back to London in order to curate a 3-D graffiti art installation<\/a> on the Southbank next Tuesday (28th).<\/p>\n

I spoke with him on the phone recently about the upcoming launch of the DVD, the legacy of the original 12-part graphic novel, the long journey to get it made into a film and the whole business with the squid.<\/p>\n

Listen to the interview here:<\/p>\n[audio:http:\/\/filmdetail.receptionmedia.com\/Dave_Gibbons_on_Watchmen.mp3]\n

You can also download this interview as a podcast via iTunes by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watchmen<\/strong> is out on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 27th July from Paramount<\/em><\/p>\n

> Download this interview as an MP3 file<\/a>
\n> Find out more about Dave and his work<\/a> at Wikipedia
\n> Buy Watchmen on Blu-ray<\/a> or DVD<\/a> at Amazon UK
\n> Check out more details of the 3-D art installation in London on Tuesday 28th July<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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