A couple of interesting rumours surfaced yesterday over at AICN about the casting of Zack Snyders ‘Watchmen’ adaptation. Patrick Wilson star of ‘Little Children’ and ‘Hard Candy’ might be cast in the ‘Night Owl’ role… an interesting choice and I’ve always thought that he had slight superhero looks… he’s curiously symmetrical. Then a rumour that’s being flying around for a while took a step closer to fact… ‘Jude Law’ was offered the role of Adrien Veidt, aka Ozymandias “Smartest Man in the World” … a superhero and an egomaniac. Sounds like a solid casting choice to me. Plus Law has a a ‘Watchmen’ tattoo … so you can’t say he lacks passion for the source material.

Then here comes the curve ball, well I already gave it away in the title… but Keanu Reeves has been offered the role of ‘Dr Manhattan’ (A blue dude with cosmic powers.. who likes to take time outs on Mars). meh. It’s no secret I love ‘Point Break’ with an unnatural passion and I guess he does have to look and act like he’s a bit ’spacey’… maybe Keanu’s a great choice…maybe. I think I would have liked to seen them go almost more ‘Abe Sapian’, with it… a physical actor coupled with an intelligent sounding voice (read: British) dubbed or otherwise.

More news as it drops….

(image source, proving the graffers like comic books too)