IGN can exclusively reveal the first trailer for Watchmen Chapter II, the second part of the animated two-part feature film from Warner Bros. Animation and Paramount that adapts the seminal 1980s graphic novel series by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons. Watchmen Chapter II debuts on Digital on November 26 and on 4K UHD and Blu-ray on December 3.
You can watch the trailer via the player above or the embed below.
According to the official plot synopsis, Watchmen Chapter II sees its “outlawed superheroes grapple with their personal lives and each other while racing the clock to solve a deepening mystery connected to an impending nuclear war between the United States and Russia.”
Brandon Vietti produced and directed Chapter II from an adaptation by J. Michael Straczynski. Jim Krieg and Cindy Rago serve as producers and Gibbons serves as consulting producer. Sam Register, Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are executive producers.
Watchmen Chapter II Cast
Watchmen Chapter II features the following star-studded ensemble voice cast:
- Matthew Rhys (Dan Dreiberg, Nite Owl)
- Katee Sackhoff (Laurie Juspeczyk, Silk Spectre)
- Titus Welliver (Rorschach, Walter Kovacs)
- Troy Baker (Adrian Veidt, Ozymandias)
- Adrienne Barbeau (Sally Jupiter, Silk Spectre)
- Michael Cerveris (Jonathan Osterman, Dr. Manhattan)
- Zehra Fazal (Hira Manish, Newscaster)
- Phil Fondacaro (Tom Ryan, Big Figure)
- Grey Griffin (Female Citizen #1, Advisor #1)
- John Marshall Jones (Hooded Justice)
- Max Koch (Bernard, President Nixon, Lawrence Andrews)
- Phil LaMarr (Comic Book Narrator, Bernie, Male Citizen #1)
- Yuri Lowenthal (Seymour, Knot Top #2, Bully #1)
- Long Nguyen (Attendant #1)
- Geoff Pierson (Hollis Mason, Prison Guard #1)
- Jason Spisak (Doug Roth, Bully #2, Hector Godfrey)
- Kari Wahlgren (Sylvia Kovacs, Female Knot Top)
- Rick D. Wasserman (Edward Blake, The Comedian)
Check out the key art and first stills from Watchmen Chapter II in the slideshow below.
Watchmen Chapter II Special Features
- The Art of Adaptation: Building to the Final Act
- Dave Gibbons and Watchmen: Chapters 7-12
- Designing Watchmen
Watchmen Chapter I – which is currently available to own on Digital, 4K UHD and Blu-ray – and Watchmen Chapter II will also be available November 26 for purchase together from digital retailers.
In IGN’s Watchmen Chapter I review, writer Zaki Hasan graded the film an 8/10 for having “a faithful script by J. Michael Straczynski that honors the original graphic novel and a unique animation style that evokes its linework.”
