The New Watchmen

The New Watchmen (colloquially referred to as the Vasquez Cut) is an upcoming American adult animated superhero action drama film based on the 1986–1987 DC Comics limited series, "Watchmen", cocreated and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore, despite the film itself being considered an adult animated "soft remake" of Zack Snyder's 2009 film adaptation.
Directed by Ethan Vasquez from a screenplay he wrote alongside keeping some elements from the original screenplay by David Hayter and Alex Tse, the film stars the voices of Will Poulter, Tom Holland, Idris Elba, Evan Peters, Keke Palmer, and Seth Rogen. The New Watchmen is the 14th installment of the VPZverse overall and the fifth installment in the "Omega" series.
Set in an alternate history in the year 1985 at the height of the Cold War, the plot follows a group of mostly retired American superheroes investigate the murder of one of their own before uncovering an elaborate and deadly conspiracy, while their moral limitations are challenged by the complex nature of the circumstances.
Unlike the original film, The New Watchmen differs greatly from Zack Snyder's version due to several things, such as the introduction of characters from some animated television series like Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, The Loud House, The Amazing World of Gumball and Regular Show, and how they replace the original characters and put characters from the series in the place of characters from the original film. This decision was made mainly due to Ethan wanting a more "creative" approach on the story.
This version not only changed some parts of the plot's elements of the original version, but also added and changed the scenes that belonged in both the Director's Cut and the Ultimate Cut. Ethan also added brand new scenes of which also tell the story behind the Minutemen with more detail, lengthening the film's runtime up to 3 hours and 57 minutes. The only exception to the film's changes are the "Tales of the Black Freighter" segments, which are all included, but left unaltered, in this version.
The New Watchmen received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its voice acting (particularly that of Poulter, Elba and Rogen), darker style, soundtrack, action sequences and themes, but criticized its runtime, pacing and the changes made on the characters and overall plot.
== Synopsis==
When one of the former members of the Watchmen is murdered, masked vigilante Rorschach uncovers a plot to kill and discredit all superheroes both from the past and present. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion, a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom possesses true powers, Rorschach glimpses a broad and disturbing conspiracy that is tied to their past and catastrophic consequences for the future.
==Cast==
===The Watchmen/The Crimebusters=== 
*Will Poulter as Finn Mertens / Rorschach: a masked vigilante who continues his extralegal activities after they are outlawed. He takes his name from the Rorschach test, as the shifting black-and-white patterns on his mask resemble its inkblots.
*Tom Holland as Lincoln Loud / Nite Owl II: A retired superhero with technological expertise.
*Idris Elba as Jake Osterman / Doctor Manhattan: The only member of the group with genuine superpowers, Doctor Manhattan is virtually omnipotent and works for the U.S. government. He is a scientist who suffered an accident in 1959, giving him superhuman powers.
*Evan Peters as Rigby Veidt / Ozymandias: A retired superhero who has been considered the richest and smartest man alive ever since he made his identity public.
*Keke Palmer as Blanca Guzman / Silk Spectre II: The only female member of the group.
*Seth Rogen as Diesel Gerhardt / The Comedian: A superhero and a former member of both the Watchmen and the previous team, the Minutemen, who is commissioned by the U.S. government as a black-ops specialist.
==Parental Guidance== 
*Argentina: +16
*Australia: R18+
*Belguim: 18
*Brazil: 18
*Canada: 18A
*Chile: 18
*Colombia: 15
*Denmark: 15
*Finland: 16
*France: -16
*Germany: 16
*Hong Kong: III
*Italy: 18+
*Japan: R15+
*Mexico: B-15
*New Zealand: RP16
*Portugal: M/18
*Spain: 18
*United Kingdom: 18
*United States: R
===Sex and Nudity (Severe)=== 
*A sex scene between Blanca and her husband, Bruce, is seen. This scene lasts for some minutes. We see Blanca's breasts and bottom. We see Bruce's bare bottom and most of his body. Later we see their lying in an embrace while naked and talking for several minutes.
===Violence & Gore (Severe)=== 
*Rorschach is disintegrated by Dr. Manhattan and there is a gory mess seen on the ground. Nite Owl then reacts by dropping to his knees in despair and screaming in pure anguish. This scene is very sad and powerful.
*New York City is destroyed by a weapon of mass destruction, although we do not see anything particularly graphic. The scene could be upsetting for some viewers.
*A man's house is burglarized and he gets into a fistfight with several gang members. He puts up a good fight but is eventually overwhelmed. He is then beaten to death in the head/face with a trophy offscreen.
*Right at the beginning of the movie, Diesel is brutally beaten by getting punched, thrown across the room, having his head smashed on a glass counter, and his arm or hand seemingly stabbed hard. We see his face covered in blood in the aftermath. He is then thrown through the window and falls to his death. We then see his corpse lying on the floor, with blood pooling on the sidewalk.
*A prison inmate gets his arms cut off. Blood is seen as well as gore. We then see the bloody stumps were his arms used to be, with very brief blood spurts squirting out as the man falls dead to the ground.
* Dr. Manhattan blows several thugs up and their blood, guts, and bones are seen splattered all over the ceiling, while surrounding woman scream covered in blood and gore from the explosions. He blows up several other people in similar style with blood, guts and bone blasting all over.
=== Profanity (Severe)=== 
*Several uses of obscene words such as "f*ck" "sh*t", "son of a b*tch", "wh*re", "d*ck", "assh*le", "bastard", "hell", "god damn".
===Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (Mild)===
* When the Comedian appears onscreen, he is often seen smoking a large cigar or drinking.
=== Frightening & Intense Scenes (Severe)===
* The violence in this film is very intense and gory. This may frighten younger viewers.
==Trivia==
*With a whopping running time of 237 minutes, The New Watchmen is Vasquez's longest film to date, making Pibby: Apocalypse - Part Three his second longest film with a runtime of 189 minutes.
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