Warner Bros. Entertainment has released the Watchmen: Chapter 1 Redband trailer for the first part of the upcoming animated movies.
“In an alternate world, the murder of a government sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement, into a mystery that threatens their lives and the world itself,” states the video description.”
The trailer release also confirms an R-rating and the release date: “Own Watchmen Chapter 1 on Digital 8/13.” Watch below.
What is Watchmen Chapter 1 about?
We also now have the official Watchmen Chapter 1 synopsis:
In an alternate world history shaped by superheroes, once-celebrated “costumed adventurers” have been banned by a society disenchanted with vigilantism. Now, in 1985, the murder of The Comedian, a hero-turned-government operative, draws the attention of Rorschach, the last of the outlawed vigilantes. Rorschach’s investigation embroils his retired colleagues, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias, in conflict with their pasts, with each other and in a mystery that threatens their lives and a world on the brink of war.
The Watchmen animated movies are produced and directed by Brandon Vietti from an adaptation by J. Michael Straczynski.
The voice cast includes:
- Matthew Rhys (Dan Dreiberg, Nite Owl)
- Katee Sackhoff (Laurie Juspeczyk, Silk Spectre)
- Titus Welliver (Rorschach, Walter Kovacs)
- Troy Baker (Adrian Veidt, Ozymandias)
- Adrienne Barbeau (Sally Jupiter, Silk Spectre)
- Corey Burton (Captain Metropolis)
- Michael Cerveris (Jonathan Osterman, Dr. Manhattan)
- Jeffrey Combs (Edgar Jacobi, Moloch)
- Grey DeLisle
- Kelly Hu
- John Marshall Jones (Hooded Justice)
- Max Koch
- Phil LaMarr
- Yuri Lowenthal (Wally Weaver)
- Geoff Pierson (Hollis Mason, Nite Owl)
- Dwight Schultz
- Jason Spisak
- Kari Wahlgren (Janey Slater)
- Rick D. Wasserman (Edward Blake, The Comedian)
Jim Krieg and Cindy Rago are producers, and Dave Gibbons is consulting producer. Sam Register, Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are executive producers.
Bonus features for Watchmen Chapter I include interviews with Dave Gibbons, J. Michael Straczynski, and more.
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
- The Art of Adaptation: Introducing the Story
- Dave Gibbons and Watchmen: Chapters I-VI
FILM INFORMATION
- 4K UHD & Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish
- 4K UHD & Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Running Time: 83 min.
- Rated: R
- Digital version not available in Canada
Watch the trailer:
