On Watchmen Cast Revealed! It's Mostly Crap! at 08/17/2008 11:11pm

Oh, and saying this cast reflects budget cuts is ridiculous. I'm glad they're casting actors regardless of star power. Although Goode and Akerman are both young and very attractive, neither are really stars. Crudup's really as close as we come.

On Watchmen Cast Revealed! It's Mostly Crap! at 08/17/2008 11:08pm

The entire concept of casting younger actors was to eliminate the casting of other actors to play the younger selves. The book takes place over half a century, and it's much easier to make actors look older than younger.

Remember, Sally Jupiter is 16 when we see her meeting Dr. Manhattan
There's a young, young Comedian who rapes her mother.
We see a lot of a young Dan Dreiberg.
And Adrien Veidt?

The book has almost two plot lines, several years apart.

The only reason why Rorschach is age appropriate is because we see Rorschach as a child (not going to cast that young), a young crime fighter, and an older, delusional vigilante. However, we only see him as a child and an older man without the mask.
Osterman is also seen as a child fixing a watch, and then as a man perhaps 30 years old. Billy Crudup looks that age.

And as far as acting goes, they're solid. Again, I don't know how Akerman will do, I've only seen her in comedic roles. However, she might be a Streep in the making! We don't know.