Considering that Alan Moore, the original writer of the Watchmen graphic novel, did not want his name on the credits of the adaptation, he must be very ticked-off that DC-comics is considering a sequel to the film.

Yes, you heard it right. Even though the Watchmen graphic novel had a very open-ending, neither Alan Moore nor DC Comics worked on a sequel. This is no longer the case as DC’s senior vice president, Dan Didio, has visions of comic series and prequels, and even further movies.

What? Did you see the numbers on the first movie? It tanked on its second week!

This is really a lesson on how publishers and studios are interested in making money off franchises rather than attempt an original idea. They will even invest in franchises that have an only somewhat successful history, such as the Watchmen movie. Do they really think that they can do a story that its original creator never intended and create better results?

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