I just wanted to look at it as an older guy, as a filmmaker.

I knew Zack was ahead of the curve, he added.

Its weird to say that audiences werent ready for it.

‘Watchmen’: from left: Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, Matthew Goode as Ozymandias, Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan (back, tallest), Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II, Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian

From left: Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, Matthew Goode as Ozymandias, Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan (back, tallest), Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II, Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The ComedianWarner Bros./ Courtesy Everett Collection

But you need a movie like that.

You need movies to go so dark that thenAvengerscan go so light.

I do believe in that.

WGA West building in Hollywood

Snyder directed the film from a screenplay by David Hayer and Alex Tse.

Watchmenwould return in 2019 as a limited series for HBO by Damon Lindelof.