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Watchmen's Cast Adds Carla Gugino

by Jeff Giles | August 08, 2007

Summary

Wednesday seems to be Casting Announcement Day this week -- no sooner do we learn that Anton Yelchin will be joining the cast of Star Trek XI do we receive word of the latest addition to the cast of Zack Snyder's Watchmen. Guess who'll be playing Sally Jupiter, A.K.A. the Silk Spectre? Back to Article

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rustdog writes:
on Aug 08 2007 09:09 AM

Carla has a smokin hot body which we all saw in sin city, but it will be strange to see her with that same body on a character in her 60's.

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jmo2ski writes:
on Aug 08 2007 09:10 AM

Sex symbol my ***. Jessica Alba is a sex symbol, Scarlett JoHassen is a sex symbol. But then again, this is a beautiful actress.

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nathanpoitras writes:
on Aug 08 2007 09:20 AM

Gugino's so damn hot, her scenes in Sin City were very niiiice.

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dracus writes:
on Aug 08 2007 09:21 AM

I know absolutely nothing about Watchmen. Does this have the makings of a good movie or a dud?

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Baccus83 writes:
on Aug 08 2007 09:26 AM

I don't know, what would you consider a comic-book movie with little actual "action" and an abundance of clever storytelling, in-depth character development and social commentary.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Aug 08 2007 10:05 AM

Hell yeah, she's a very nice addition. And a very underrated actress. I'm much happier with her being cast than I would be with Alba or Scarlett.

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filmscience writes:
on Aug 08 2007 10:28 AM

Jmo2ski: I think the writer was implying that her *chrarcter* Jupiter is the "costumed adventurer / sex symbol." If you'll recall, "The Watchmen" was not chock full of sexy characters...

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JpPrewitt789 writes:
on Aug 08 2007 10:33 AM

Dracus-Yeah if they do it right it could be awesome, which I think it will be.

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Eternity writes:
on Aug 08 2007 12:46 PM

*does a happy dance*

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FranklinStreet writes:
on Aug 08 2007 12:53 PM

In reply to this comment (#1022274)
Considering she's playing Malin Akerman's mother, I would hope so. Alba and Johansson would never in a million years even be up for this part, nor should they be.

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Crenshaw writes:
on Aug 08 2007 12:57 PM

Great casting choice.

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jmo2ski writes:
on Aug 08 2007 02:01 PM

In reply to this comment (#1022325)
Hey i misunderstood. But where in the hell are hollywoods big named actresses

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JUDGE DREDD writes:
on Aug 08 2007 02:03 PM

In reply to this comment (#1022155)
Jessica alba, a sex symbol? not anymore! didnt anyone see her in FF4 2 ? We were laughing at her all the way through that film. What color is she? we settled for gold. she looked weird! this chick looks hot!

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Young Turk writes:
on Aug 08 2007 02:11 PM

I would certainly bend her over.

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Travis27 writes:
on Aug 08 2007 05:59 PM

You have a director who makes visual pieces with no substance & a graphic novel that was not made for movie adaptation. This film will be crap.

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Zontar writes:
on Aug 08 2007 07:33 PM

Whether or not the comic was made for adaptation (and many excellent films come from source material written before there was such a thing), Dave Gibbons seems enthusiastic:

http://www.comics2film.com/index.php?a=story&b=28313

Snyder hasn't done much, but he has done solid adaptations of someone else's material. Also, he has a cast with a lot of potential in front of him. I'll be surprised if it's not a good film.

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Zontar writes:
on Aug 08 2007 07:36 PM

Whether or not the comic was made for adaptation (and many excellent films come from source material written before there was such a thing), Dave Gibbons seems enthusiastic:

http://www.comics2film.com/index.php?a=story&b=28313

Snyder hasn't done much, but he has done solid adaptations of someone else's material. Also, he has a cast with a lot of potential in front of him. I'll be surprised if it's not a good film.

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kfarschman writes:
on Aug 08 2007 07:59 PM

In reply to this comment (#1022155)
jmol2ski, If I was given the choice between Alba, Johansson, or Gugino, I'd pick Gugino everytime without hesitating.

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Lux Obscura writes:
on Aug 08 2007 08:30 PM

damn, I love johansson but she's pretty slutty, and alba is fine as hell, carla did have some very niiice scenes in sin city.

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bateman619 writes:
on Aug 09 2007 12:43 AM

No one yet has commented that Sally Jupiter in Watchmen is this big-boned, red-headed, unquestionably masculine looking Polish woman who denies her immigrancy to the point of dropping her ethnic name of Juspeczyk or something like that. Carla Gugino doesn't have the body type, the hair or the masculinity. She's the first casting decision that leaves me scratching my head. Venus Williams would have been a better choice.

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the_id_inside writes:
on Aug 09 2007 01:53 AM

In reply to this comment (#1023813)
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/334

Scroll down at the link to see a hanging picture of Sally Jupiter on the Dave Gibbons poster. She doesn't look very masculine to me...

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the_id_inside writes:
on Aug 09 2007 01:57 AM

Sorry. The correct link:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33477

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gemini0577 writes:
on Aug 09 2007 03:38 AM

In reply to this comment (#1023918)
if that is masculine... perhaps a redefinition of the gender roles are in order... hmmmmm... Carla is a good choice... not only is she attractive but she has also got quite a range of acting chops.

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Product_of_You writes:
on Aug 09 2007 10:19 AM

I don't know anything about The Watchmen, but the cast roster is huge, so if all of those people have decent sized roles I don't see how the movie could possibly have enough time for character development.

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highdough writes:
on Aug 09 2007 11:05 AM

In reply to this comment (#1023138)
I never saw Dawn of the Dead, but I thought 300 was terrific, and both were well received by the critics, so I wouldn't be too hard on Snyder. He's not Michael Bay, for gods sakes. I also know nothing about the comic book, but Snyder has shown he can work very well with the material he is given.

As for Carla Gugino, I almost stopped watching Spin City when her character was written out after the first season.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Aug 09 2007 12:03 PM

I'd probably hit that.

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alsanali writes:
on Aug 09 2007 12:44 PM

Ok so both Dawn of the Dead and 300 were good but neither of them had an ounce of logic behind them. I don't know how the hell Snyder could possibly pull this one off. I'd rather see someone like J. J. Abrams since he knows how to balance screen time between a lot of characters after Lost. Or someone with a certain quirkiness like Terry Gilliam. Or someone who can make silly costumes look credible like Christopher Nolan. Really, Snyder doesn't know a thing about dialog, something that Watchmen relies on more than anything else.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Aug 13 2007 01:04 PM

hey, if anyone ever questions carla's sex symbol status check out sin city

again and then zip over to hbo and see her unfortunately limited, and now defunct agent

cahracter on entourage. she was briefly managing vincent chase career after he left

the greatest agent ever, ari gold. i mean when she bedded vinnie, to get rid of the

sexual frustration between them, it was vision of a goddess! and then stupid vinnie

dumped her after the boys felt she blew his chance of his beloved medillian contract.

so, let metell you folks this watchmen movie is a gurantee hit now with A BONOFIDE SEX

SYMBOL, CARLA GUIGINO! Man entourage hasn't been the same since she, and Sloan(!), left!

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