Snyder: 'I'm not making 'Watchmen' sequel'

Zack Snyder has revealed that he will never make a follow-up to superhero movie Watchmen.

Speaking to Access Hollywood, the director claimed that making a sequel to the blockbuster would not "make sense" because it would "miss the entire point" of what the film is about.

"There’s no way I would be involved in a sequel or prequel," he said. "Will they make one? I have no idea how you would. The work is the work. This movie is about ideas."

Based on the twelve-issue limited edition graphic novels by illustrator Dave Gibbons and writer Alan Moore, the film tells the story of a group of vigilantes working in the Cold War period of 1985.

"To continue is to either rehash the same idea again or you’re going to try to fix the characters, which goes against everything the book stands for," Snyder continued. "Or you could pick up new characters - or I don’t know what. To me, philosophically, it just doesn’t make sense."

Despite being contractually obligated to participate in a follow-up, the stars of the movie have also voiced their doubts about the likelihood of a sequel.

"The fans would kill us if we tried to go and do something else," said Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays The Comedian.

"If we tried to do a prequel that wasn’t written by Alan Moore, we’d get crucified. We couldn’t walk down the street. Unless Warner Brothers wants all of their actors to get killed, I think it’s a bad idea."

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