Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter is a 2009 direct-to-video animated feature from Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. Animation, released on March 24, 2009 as a tie-in to the Watchmen film. It is based on the fictional pirate comic within the Watchmen limited series.
Synopsis[]
From executive producer of Watchmen and 300 comes this daring story-within-a-story contained in the celebrated graphic novel upon which the hit film is based--Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter. Gerard Butler voices the Mariner in this daring pirate saga, the turbulent events of which may mirror those of the Watchmen's own world.
Cast[]
- Gerard Butler as The Sea Captain
- Jared Harris as Ridley
- Lori Tritel as Sea Captain's Wife
- Siobhan Flynn as Sea Captain's Daughter
- Salli Saffioti as Sea Captain's Daughter
- Cam Clarke as Money Lender
- Bridget Hoffman as Woman
Behind the Scenes[]
Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter was originally included in the Watchmen script,[1] but was changed from live-action footage to animation because of the $20 million it would have cost to film it in the stylized manner of 300 that Zack Snyder originally wanted;[2] this animated version, originally intended to be included in the final cut,[3] was then cut because the film was already approaching a three-hour running time. Gerard Butler, who starred in 300, voices the Captain in the animated feature, having been promised a role in the live-action film that never materialized.[4] Jared Harris voices Ridley. Snyder had Butler and Harris record their parts together.[5] The Ultimate Edition has a cut with the scenes woven in. The DVD release also includes a in-universe documentary named Under the Hood.
Full Movie[]
Tales of the Black Freighter