A new photo from HBO’s Watchmen premiere afterparty offers fans their first look at U.S. President Robert Redford.
The final issue of Alan Moore’s Watchmen hinted at acclaimed actor Robert Redford running for President of the United States in the fictional world and HBO’s series of the same name is set to expand on the concept. At a Television Critics Association panel earlier this year, Watchmen showrunner Damon Lindelof explained that the HBO series will feature Robert Redford as the President of the United States, a position the acclaimed actor has held since winning the 1992 election against Gerald Ford, whose predecessor Richard Nixon abolished term limits in the fictional world.
While Robert Redford will not actually appear in Watchmen as the fictional version of himself, a new photo from the afterparty for the HBO series’ premiere offers fans their first look at the character. The photo comes courtesy of THR’s Borys Kit, who shared the image of a plate featuring President Robert Redford that was on display the Watchmen premiere afterparty.
Check out the post below to get your first look at President Robert Redford in HBO’s Watchmen.
#Watchmen premiere: HBO goes into great detail in designing the afterparty pic.twitter.com/kOYZBBz5e4
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) October 15, 2019
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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.
Watchmen premieres on October 20, 2019, on HBO.
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