HBO's Watchmen: 10 Big Questions We Need Answers To

10. What Does Damon Lindelof Mean By ‘Remixing’ Watchmen?

Zack Snyder’s Watchmen movie had some flaws, but it deserves some praise for getting it on the screen in the first place. Alan Moore’s graphic novel is legendary, but it was also thought to be unfilmable. Moore himself is famously dismissive of any screen adaptions of his works, as you might expect from a man who doesn’t own a TV.

While Moore won’t be watching the Watchmen, a lot of fans will. So showrunner Damon Lindelof’s claim that he’ll be ‘remixing’ the graphic novel is a curious one. He’s stated it won’t be a simple remake of the movie, nor will it be a straight adaption of the graphic novel itself. Instead, it’s using the classic characters and some new ones too, telling a new tale. It may borrow some steps from Moore’s story, or may spin off in a completely different direction.

But Lindelof never makes things straight forward. A lot of Lost’s mythology came at least in part from his storytelling. Therefore, promises of a remix seem like they’ll live up to expectations. Exactly how that will look on the screen though is still a mystery.