“I say that’s the reason to go see it.”įor almost a year, however, it was unclear whether audiences would even have that chance. But, unsurprisingly, the first thing Warner Bros.’ top execs said when they saw Watchmen was “‘Too violent, too sexy, too long,’” recounts Snyder. “Everyone has a pretty great television now, and you’d better f-ing give them a reason to get up off their sofa and go to the movies,” he says. With all sorts of media competing for viewers, Snyder very cannily realizes why he has to push the limits. “And Zack would say, ‘That’s awesome that’s the one.’ Being bold is what the audience loves, and Zack’s not going to give them under-the-top.” “We’d try takes that were so ridiculous, and I’d think, That was just too much,” Butler recalls. While filming 300, Snyder encouraged star Gerard Butler to act with extreme energy.
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