First off this is a relatively small fan cast so I hope you guys weren't expecting me to cast everyone, just the main and memorable characters.
This is also my take, so if you dislike the choices simpley say that because I am not interested in hearing your choices for my cast, do your own cast and I'd be happy to look at it, but don't post your picks for characters here. And I'll also thank you to not be rude or profain, this is a family site and I understand many might not like my choices, but be civilized in how you present your opinion, please. I just did about all of them as i will do. And I'll admit a few choices I'll get my arse ripped for but I stand by all of my choices 100% Because I think they work perfectly especially for the time and for what would have been needed for the story and the characters.
The cast itself is not lengthy nor short with the characters it consists of.
It's a decent set up and with all I put together for an 1986/87 adaptation of Watchmen it would have been a historical take on it. But I re-iterate theres choices in this that I love and think would be amazing and some that you guys would absolutely hate and chastise me for.
Any who I'll start Crew First then cast, the order they are displayed in is by ABC order of their first name.
Now is my take on:
Director: Directors are responsible for overseeing creative aspects of a film under the overall control of the film producer. They often develop the vision for a film and carry out the vision, deciding how the film should look, in other words they make their vision come to life. They are responsible for turning the script into a sequence of shots. They also direct what tone it should have and what an audience should gain from the cinematic experience. Film directors are responsible for deciding camera angles, lens effects and lighting with the help of the cinematographer and set design with the production designer. They will often take part in hiring the cast and key crew members. They coordinate the actors' moves, or blocking and also may be involved in the writing, financing and editing of a film.
Ridley Scott: He directed Blade Runner, one of, if not thee most, socially important film of all time, it is legendary in it's themes, peformances, music, cinematography, editing, in everything. In the 80's for Watchmen you'd need someone as epic as R.Scott for this type of project.
Film Composer:A film score (also sometimes called background music or incidental music) is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score forms part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects, and comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental or choral pieces called cues which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers, under the guidance of the film's director and/or producer, and are then usually performed by an ensemble of musicians - most often comprising an orchestra or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists - and recorded by a sound engineer.
Michael Kamen: You know his work from the Epic: Highlander and a Modern Marvel: X-Men. The now deceased Kamen had a way with music that was entirely unique and phenomenal. His work is carried with range and integrity. He is best Known for the Original Motion Picture Score for Highlander, The Dead Zone {Film}, and X-Men.
Screenwriter: Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, developing the narrative, writing the screenplay, and delivering it, in the required format, to Development Executives. Screenwriters therefore have great influence over the creative direction and emotional impact of the screenplay and, arguably, of the finished film. They either pitch original ideas to Producers in the hope that they will be optioned or sold, or screenwriters are commissioned by a producer to create a screenplay from a concept, true story, existing screen work or literary work, such as a novel, poem, play, comic book or short story.
Sam Hamm: First I know he wrote an actual draft of Watchmen, and yes that is one reason why he was chosen. The other and more important reason is that back in the 80's when Alan Moore was optomistic about a film adaptation he gave Sam Hamm a blessing as the two had lunch to discuss the project and Alan claiming that he would be able to capture the spirit of the book. His script is actually pretty good and really worth reading, despite it's differences.
Captain Metropolis (real name Nelson Gardner): A former Marine Lieutenant. He was one of the more active members of the Minutemen, which he had a part in creating. In the 1960s, he also unsuccessfully attempted to recruit the second generation of superheroes into a new group called the Crimebusters. He is briefly mentioned as having been decapitated in a car accident in 1974, later revealed to have been a suicide. Back-up material published in the original Watchmen series revealed that he was a homosexual and a had a longstanding relationship with Hooded Justice, prior to Hooded Justice's disappearance.
Michael Bein: I wanted a different styled of Captain Metropolis who was younger but still encompassed the character's spirit, tone, and sexual orientation.
Edward Blake / The Comedian: One of two government-sanctioned heroes (along with Doctor Manhattan) who remains active after the Keene Act is passed in 1977 to ban superheroes. His murder, which occurs shortly before the first chapter begins, sets the plot of Watchmen in motion. The character appears throughout the story in flashbacks and aspects of his personality are revealed by other characters. The Comedian was based on the Charlton Comics character Peacemaker, with elements of the Marvel Comics spy character Nick Fury added. Moore and Gibbons saw The Comedian as "a kind of Gordon Liddy character, only a much bigger, tougher guy." Richard Reynolds described The Comedian as "ruthless, cynical, and nihilistic, and yet capable of deeper insights than the others into the role of the costumed hero." Although he attempted to rape the first Silk Spectre in the 1940s, issue nine reveals that years later he fathered her daughter Laurie as part of a consensual sexual relationship.
Clint Eastwood: We all know him as the famous Man with no Name, and Dirty Harry Callahagn. Now the odds he would have taken this role is beyond slim. But he is a fantastic actor who could pull this role off with no trouble what so ever.
Dr. Jon Osterman / Doctor Manhattan: A superpowered being who is contracted by the United States government. Scientist Jon Osterman gained power over matter when he was caught in an "Intrinsic Field Subtractor" in 1959. Doctor Manhattan was based upon Charlton's Captain Atom, who in Moore's original proposal was surrounded by the shadow of nuclear threat. However, the writer found he could do more with Manhattan as a "kind of a quantum super-hero" than he could have with Captain Atom. In contrast to other superheroes who lacked scientific exploration of their origins, Moore sought to delve into nuclear physics and quantum physics in constructing the character of Dr. Manhattan. The writer believed that a character living in a quantum universe would not perceive time with a linear perspective, which would influence the character's perception of human affairs. Moore also wanted to avoid creating an emotionless character like Spock from Star Trek, so he sought for Dr. Manhattan to retain "human habits" and to grow away from them and humanity in general. Gibbons had created the blue character Rogue Trooper, and explained he reused the blue skin motif for Doctor Manhattan as it resembles skin tonally, but has a different hue. Moore incorporated the color into the story, and Gibbons noted the rest of the comic's color scheme made Manhattan unique. Moore recalled that he was unsure if DC would allow the creators to depict the character as fully nude, which partially influenced how they portrayed the character. Gibbons wanted to be tasteful in depicting Manhattan's nudity, selecting carefully when full frontal shots would occur and giving him "understated" genitals—like a classical sculpture—so the reader would not initially notice it.
Rutger Haur: To be honest I can see many people not seeing the potential that I do here. and I almost went with Christopher Reeves, but I reminded myself of his character in Blade Runner, and how magnificent his Character arc was and how well he portrayed it and in the inner recess of that role is where I see how he could portray a great Dr. Manhatten.
Hollis Mason: The first Nite Owl who is retired in 1962 and author of the autobiography "Under The Hood" which appears in excerpts throughout the story. Hollis was the only member of the Minutemen who did not have any social problems and mainly enjoyed being a costumed adventurer. On Halloween The Knot-Tops, led by Derf, assault Hollis in retaliation for the release of Rorschach, which was caused by The Nite Owl II (Daniel Dreiberg) and The Silk Spectre II (Laurie Juspeczyk); Derf hits Hollis on the head with Hollis' Nite Owl trophy, killing the former superhero (this event is only depicted in the director's cut version of the film).
Marlon Brando: The actor, while a bit of a prick, is still a legend in the field and is someone who i felt could honor the spirit and the role of Hollis Mason.
Daniel Dreiberg / Nite Owl: A retired superhero who utilizes owl-themed gadgets. Nite Owl was based on the Ted Kord version of the Blue Beetle. Paralleling the way that Ted Kord had a predecessor, Moore also incorporated an earlier adventurer who used the name "Nite Owl," the retired crime fighter Hollis Mason, into Watchmen. While Moore devised character notes for Gibbons to work from, the artist provided a name and a costume design for Hollis Mason he had created when he was twelve. Richard Reynolds noted in Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology that despite the character's Charlton roots, Nite Owl's modus operandi has more in common with the DC Comics character Batman. According to Klock, his civilian form "visually suggests an impotent, middle-aged Clark Kent."
Peter Weller: We all know him as Robocop, and to be honest its a great performance and his dedication to the character in the suit is what truly inspired me to cast him as Nite Owl.
Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias: Drawing inspiration from Alexander the Great, Veidt was once the superhero Ozymandias, but has since retired to devote his attention to the running of his own enterprises. Veidt is believed to be the smartest man on the planet. Ozymandias was directly based on Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt; Moore liked the idea of a character who "us[ed] the full 100% of his brain" and "[had] complete physical and mental control". Richard Reynolds noted that by taking initiative to "help the world", Veidt displays a trait normally attributed to villains in superhero stories, and in a sense he is the "villain" of the series. Gibbons noted "One of the worst of his sins [is] kind of looking down on the rest of humanity, scorning the rest of humanity."
Arnold Schwarzenegger: First off, i know you guys are going to give me $#!^ for this, but to be honest, he's perfect, he is physically fit, he's a decent actor and a very intelligent individual of German (By way of Austria) Birth. And I think he is just a great choice I would love to have seen him in this role and i think it could establish him as a serious dramatic actor and show that he can play intelligent and cold cunning individuals.
Walter Joseph Kovacs / Rorschach: A vigilante who wears a white mask that contains a symmetrical but constantly shifting ink blot pattern, he continues to fight crime in spite of his outlaw status. Moore said he was trying to "come up with this quintessential Steve Ditko character—someone who's got a funny name, whose surname begins with a 'K,' who's got an oddly designed mask". Moore based Rorschach on Ditko's creation Mr. A; Ditko's Charlton character The Question also served as a template for creating Rorschach. Comics historian Bradford W. Wright described the character's world view "a set of black-and-white values that take many shapes but never mix into shades of gray, similar to the ink blot tests of his namesake". Rorschach sees existence as random and, according to Wright, this viewpoint leaves the character "free to 'scrawl [his] own design' on a 'morally blank world'". Moore said he did not foresee the death of Rorschach until the fourth issue when he realized that his refusal to compromise would result in him not surviving the story
Michael Keaton: First he can play a dark, cunning, cold blooded killer as he has with Batman, Second he can play odd crazy and uncompromising as he did in Beetlejuice and Desperate Measures, and Third much like Rorschach he is a small individual standing at 5'9". And to be honest his take on Batman has defined the character for me. People hear Kevin Conroy I hear Michael Keaton when i read Batman's lines.
Sally Jupiter (real name Sally Juspeczyk): The first Silk Spectre and founding member of the Minutemen who is now retired. She is later the domineering "stage mom" of Laurie Juspeczyk (Silk Spectre II). Sally married her manager, Laurence Schexnayder, shortly after retiring. She narrowly avoided being raped by the Comedian, although she later forgave him, and ultimately bore his child. Sally adores the attention she receives from fans of "The Silk Spectre", though Laurie is repulsed at her mother's sexually explicit exploits in promoting herself
Elizabeth Taylor: A legend in her own right she was the voice behind Sally Jupiter when i read the graphic novel and in the 80's she would have been a prime choice for the role.
Laurie Juspeczyk (Silk Spectre II) is the daughter of Sally Jupiter, the first Silk Spectre. Laurie's mother apparently wanted her to follow in her footsteps and so she fought crime for ten years before the Keene Act banned vigilantes. Unlike the other protagonists, Silk Spectre was not based on a particular Charlton character, although her relationship with Dr. Manhattan is similar to that between Captain Atom and the heroine Nightshade. Moore felt he needed a female hero in the cast and drew inspiration from comic book heroines such as Black Canary and Phantom Lady.
Sean Young: Honestly I just think she would have been perfect in the role, she had been cast in Batman beore being forced to back out and had lobbied intensively for the role of Catwoman and as great a performer as she is in the 80's she would have been perfect for the Role of Laure Juspeczyk.
This concludes My 80's Watchmen Fan Cast, thanks for checking it out...