09:16 (BST), 24/07/2008
Watchmen
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will publish an episodic downloadable game based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures’ film for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC in 2009.
The game captures the action and intrigue of the feature film, directed by Zack Snyder, who previously helmed the blockbuster . The screenplay for is by David Hayter and Alex Tse, based on the award-winning graphic novel illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics. The film is produced by Lawrence Gordon ( ), Lloyd Levin ( ) and Deborah Snyder ( ), with Herbert W. Gains ( ) and Thomas Tull ( ) serving as executive producers. is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures in association with Legendary Pictures.
A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, will take us to the brink of destruction. In alternate 1985 America – in which costumed superheroes are not only real but have ultimately been outlawed – one former hero goes looking for the truth behind the murder of one of his own, but uncovers a devastating conspiracy to drag the world implacably closer to its own end.
Playing the film’s core group of “masks,” the masked adventurers at the center of the story, are Malin Akerman ( ), Billy Crudup ( ), Matthew Goode ( ), Carla Gugino ( ), Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley ( ), Stephen McHattie ( ), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (TV’s ), and Patrick Wilson ( ).
“We’re bringing the universe to gamers in a distinct episodic game revealing action and combat for a great overall experience for fans,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “The filmmakers have been extremely helpful in developing the high-quality game story and we are working to match the outstanding visual style of the film.”
The videogame based on will go beyond the film and delve into the characters, rivalries and challenges in a mature action-brawler. The game provides gamers with visceral superhero combat as urban vigilantes Rorschach and Nite Owl.
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as , , and the . These DC super heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.
Charlene Allen
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
0207 984 6712
Charlene.Allen@warnerbros.com
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