Warner asked for War on Terror 'Watchmen'

Producer Deborah Snyder has said that Warner Bros urged the makers of Watchmen to update the story to reflect the War on Terror.

Speaking to DS at the world premiere, Snyder admitted that she and her director husband Zack were eager to go against the studio's wishes and retain the period backdrop.

"The studio wanted us to make it present-day, the War on Terror, and we felt that's us just commenting on what's going on today," she said. "It was more important to make it more of a metaphor, so setting it back in 1985 was the critical thing for us."

Directors Terry Gilliam, Darren Aronofsky and Paul Greengrass have all been attached to a movie adaptation of the comic book over the years, with the latter pair overseeing scripts that shifted the setting from 1985 to the modern day.

When asked about a potential Watchmen sequel, the Snyders quickly dismissed the idea. "Hell no!" remarked Deborah. "There's no sequel to Watchmen," Zack added. "That's crazy!"

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