Don Johnson Dishes On Working With Regina King On HBO’s ‘Watchmen’

Miami Vice and Django Unchained actor Don Johnson talks about his time working on Watchmen, as well as collaborating with creator Damon Lindelof  and Oscar-winning actress Regina King

This new series on HBO is based on the iconic graphic novel created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons that was originally published in 1986. While the highly anticipated series is set in the same universe that’s already been established in the source material, this won’t be a remake of the comic. Instead, it’s designed to be a reimagining with new characters and story arcs.

In a recent interview, Don Johnson spoke with Collider about his familiarity with the graphic novel before deciding to join the project:

“I was aware of it because it’s an iconic piece of material. It’s probably the classic graphic novel. Everyone refers to it as the primer for all comic genres and stuff like that. This (series) is beyond comics.”

While the show is filled with a stellar and talented cast, Don Johnson was especially enamored about working with Regina King and says he would love to have the chance to work with her again:

“There are certain actors you get each other from jump street. Others you have to work a little harder to make a connection and eventually you do. But Regina was like putting on a pair of well worn, comfortable Levi’s. She’s a wonderful actress. Talk about someone who can hit back. She can put any kind of spin on it you want. That was a lot of fun. We just had a blast work working together. I’m hoping that I get the opportunity to do other things with her cause she is a gifted, gifted actress.”

This expansion of the Watchmen universe from Damon Lindelof seems to be going down an exciting and captivating path, so it will be interesting to see how the series turns out whenever it’s officially released later this year.

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Here is the official synopsis for HBO’s Watchmen:

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, WATCHMEN embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.

Watchmen stars Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hong Chau, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, and James Wolk. The series is produced for HBO by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros. Television, based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC.

Damon Lindelof serves as an executive producer alongside Nicole Kassell, Tom Spezialy, Stephen Williams, and Joseph Iberti. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will compose the score for the show.

Watchmen debuts in fall 2019 on HBO.

Source: Collider