Jeffrey Dean Morgan Talks BEFORE WATCHMEN; Expresses Interest In Playing The Comedian

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Talks BEFORE WATCHMEN; Expresses Interest In Playing The Comedian

The actor, who played 'The Comedian' in 2009's Watchmen, shares his thoughts on the upcoming Before Watchmen comic book prequels and reveals that he'd only return to the role under a few very specific circumstances.

By JoshWilding - Mar 01, 2012 08:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Watchmen
Source: MTV Splash Page



"I don't know how I feel about it," Morgan told MTV News in a recent interview. "If Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore aren't part of it, I don't know how you do that. I think it's a tricky thing. I'd best stay out of that argument and conversation. I'm a stickler for what we did. We made that as a oneoff. There was no prequel talk or sequel talk, and Alan Moore didn't write it."

However, there are a few certain conditions which would make him reconsider returning to the role. "If Dave Gibbons said, 'This is okay,' and if [director Zack Snyder] was on board, then I'm there. One, just to work with Zack again. He's one of the directors in my life that I would work with anytime, anywhere, on anything. But I remember having conversations with him years ago saying this will never happen again—this is it. So we'll see!"

Regardless of what happens with any future big screen adaptations, Morgan is planning on checking out the upcoming comic books: "I'm going to check it out when it comes out, for sure. I'm interested to see it." Matthew Goode (Ozymandias) also shared his thoughts on Before Watchmen recently and you can find that interview by clicking HERE.

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theslenderman
theslenderman - 3/1/2012, 8:19 AM
He was great as the Comedian.
SageMode
SageMode - 3/1/2012, 8:21 AM
BlazinTexan
BlazinTexan - 3/1/2012, 8:35 AM
Man now that I think about it , Watchmen might be the Best casted Cbm EVER.
BlazinTexan
BlazinTexan - 3/1/2012, 8:36 AM
i need all the bacon and eggs you have ncreb!
soberchimera
soberchimera - 3/1/2012, 9:02 AM
It's cool that he respects the source material to the point that he wouldn't want to do another movie without the consent of Dave Gibbons.
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 3/1/2012, 9:29 AM
JDM was perfect casting as the comedian! Glad to hear that he and zach are against a sequel.
LtAnarchy
LtAnarchy - 3/1/2012, 10:09 AM
wasnt this already posted?
GizmoEl
GizmoEl - 3/1/2012, 10:15 AM
He should come back as John Winchester.
JasonCYates
JasonCYates - 3/1/2012, 12:08 PM
I kinda like the idea of the cast reuniting, just sayin:)
TheDetectiveComicRises
TheDetectiveComicRises - 3/1/2012, 12:32 PM
Yep He has been in two DC films Watchmen & The Losers. We'll see what happens next...
ValarMorghulis
ValarMorghulis - 3/1/2012, 3:56 PM
Love JDM! Wish this guy would do/get more work! Discovered him as John Winchester in 'Supernatural' and have loved every role I've seen him in since. Kudos, Jeff!
AUSSYACE
AUSSYACE - 3/3/2012, 1:58 AM
Even he knows how good Zack Snyder is...

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