VOTD: ‘Avengers’ In The Style Of Zack Snyder’s ‘Watchmen’ Trailer
The Avengers are Disney/Marvel, the Watchmen are Warner Bros./DC, and never the twain shall meet. But if they did, the results might look a little something like this.
YouTube userThe Unusual Suspecthas cut together a new trailer for 2012’sAvengers, done in the style ofZack Snyder’sWatchmen. It’s surprisingly effective sum-up of Snyder’s style, even though Snyder himself had nothing to do with it. Watch theAvengers Watchmentrailer mashup after the jump.
Whatever you thought ofWatchmenitself, theWatchmentrailer was a gorgeous piece. It felt like no other comic book movie trailer we’d seen, and was positively dripping with style. Recreating it as anAvengerspromo just drives home how different Marvel and DC’s cinematic iterations really are.
ThisWatchmen-ifiedAvengersfeels like a much darker affair. The Whedonesque quips have been replaced by grim declarations and furrowed brows. It’s not anAvengersmovie I actually want to see — there’s a reason I consider myself more of an MCU gal — but it’s anAvengersmovie that’s fun to fantasize about.
Just think of thisAvengers Watchmentrailer mashup as a glimpse into an alternate universe where Snyder never fell in with Warner Bros., and instead was allowed to bring his stylishly gritty aesthetic to Disney’s Marvel universe. Smashing Pumpkins soundtrack and all.
For comparison, here’s the originalWatchmentrailer.
There’s no moreWatchmencoming our way, but there are lots more Zack Snyder superhero films on the calendar. TheMan of Steeldirector is back forBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, due outMarch 25, 2016, and then the twoJustice Leaguepictures scheduled for 2017 and 2019.
Over at Marvel, Avengers helmerJoss Whedonreturns forAvengers: Age of Ultron, which opensMay 1. He claims hewon’t be backforAvengers: Infinity War Parts 1 and 2, but wants to remain a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
