Damon Lindelof had to adapt his favorite comic for his new HBO show and update the story based on our culture now. Here's how he avoided all the toxic nostalgia doing it. Watchmen is a seminal piece of literature that launched a thousand careers. Damon Lindelof remembers being handed the book when he was 13. At the time, it definitely felt "adult" to him. Now, 33 years later, Lindelof prepares for the launch of his new Watchmen television series on HBO. It's every fan's dream, but one that came with a daunting task before it: How do you adapt the things you love? The seminal pieces of art that have already had people try and fail to create them? And how can you do it without the nostalgia for the original piece? Lindelof recently sat down with Rolling Stone to answer some of those questions. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 17 October, 2019