14 DAY TRIAL // “Watchmen,” based on the popular graphic novel with the same name, is slated to be one of the biggest hits of the year. There is a downside to these high expectations, though, as far as British star Matthew Goode is concerned, in that most die-hard fans judge his casting in the film before actually seeing the production. For all Goode cares, fans can do as they see fit, he says in a recent foul-mouthed tirade published in The Sun tabloid.
Goode’s biggest problem right now is not whether “Watchmen” will rise to the expectations of fans or whether it will be a hit, as is the fact that so many of them are already putting his performance down without even seeing the movie. In his recent tirade, 30-year-old Goode believes that, well, fanboys might as well shove it because he has other, more important things on his mind right now.
“The negative feedback is relayed by my friends. I think the fanboys aren’t particularly happy – there are a load of people they’d have rather had in before me. It’s already being slated before they’ve seeing anything. But if fanboys still hate the film after going and seeing it, they can all line up and suck my [expletive]. I don’t give a [expletive]. I’m having a child and that’s more important to me – so I don’t give a [expletive]. Grow a [expletive].” Matthew reportedly tells The Sun about how he feels about fans.
“Watchmen,” set in the 1980s and having the tagline “The city is afraid of me. I’ve seen its true face,” deals with a group of superheroes who have been outlawed. When one of them ends up dead, an investigation is launched, but a much deeper, terrible truth is about to be uncovered. Beautifully rendered and visually arresting, “Watchmen” has already been received with enthusiasm by fans of the genre, even if it has failed to create a sensation with movie critics.
“Watchmen” will open in Belgium and France on March 4, and will reach the US two days later.