Blu-ray Update: X-Men Trilogy, Watchmen tie-in and digital comic coming March 2009
by Christopher Buckner on Feb 24, 2009 at 09:22 PM
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Fans of the upcoming Watchmen, the motion picture based on the groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, will have a lot more
to look forward to come March 24, 2009, with the DVD and Blu-ray release of Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter.
Being released as an animated movie, Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter is based on the story-within-a-story concept featured in the original
Watchmen 12-issue miniseries published by DC Comics back in 1986.
Black Freighter focuses on a marooned sailor that is cast adrift at sea as he struggles to make his way home to warn its inhabitants of the coming Black Freighter, a murderous pirate ship that sacks and destroys anything in its wake.
From the first look of the DVD, the film seems to be as dark and gritty as the actual story that was seen in the pages of the overall larger story arch in the original Watchmen comics.
The voice role for the marooned sailor will be done by Gerard Butler, who previously worked with Watchmen director Zack Snyder in the blockbuster hit '300' back in 2007.
The DVD will set you back $27.95, while the Blu-ray will cost $35.99.
Both will be available on March 24, 2009, three weeks after Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.
Source: Gamertell.com
