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An interesting bit of news was posted today.

Apparently, Watchmen started filming four days ago. What's more, the scene was allegedly at a "Christmas Party" set in 1975. Characters mentioned are Andy Warhol, Truman Capote and... Hitler?!

Not that I doubt the story's validity, but does anyone have a guess at what's going on here?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Factory

It's probably a part of the montage of clips that's supposed to be in the opening credits of the movie. Vynson can probably verify that there is an opening montage in the latest Tse draft (not the one offered on this site).

And my guess on Hitler is probably a guy dressed up as him. Although, it could be Hitler's ghost risen from the dead some three decades later. I sure wouldn't want to miss the opportunity attend a party at The Factory. Andy sure threw some crazy parties.

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Can anyone read the street name in this picture?

http://www.watchmencomicmovie.com/photo ... 02-big.jpg

I live in downtown Vancouver and I can't quite figure out where that exact spot is.

It is Dunsmuir St. At the 100 addresses.

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Ah. I don't find myself there very often, but it's not that far from where I live.

Vynson is optomistic. And it happened on my forum. I got two exclusives today.

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It has, indeed, been a very good day. I raise my can of Diet Pepsi in your general direction, Doomsday. Cheers.

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I'm not 100% sure, to be honest. Around the Web he's has a well earned reputation as a Watchmen expert. He tells us that he was given a very recent script, but not the shooting script. I don't know why. I'm guessing that he works in the film industry in some capacity and has connections, but I could be wrong. Maybe Vynson wants too enlighten us?

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I have the same 11/06 script, and have it under the same conditions as Vynson does from the same contact. Unfortunately, one of the conditions is to not distribute it to anyone else as trust. See the thread on this site titled "Leaked screenplay drafts".

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I don't need you to share, but can you shed some light on why the two of you were given these scripts? Do you work in the film industry? Are you major WB stockholders? What gives? I'm curuious.

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No prob. On Vynson's site, the Vivarium, there was a regular member who had access to the script. Who exactly he got it from I am not 100% clear on. It was from someone at least tangentally involved with the film, obviously. Or so I was told, but leaked scripts are a touchy thing, and it is indeed an issue of trust. Vynson made a stink about what he found over at IMDB, and what a stink it was. "THERE IS NO ALIEN SQUID AND DAN KILLS VEIDT. WATCHMEN IN NAME ONLY. ENJOY!" Yucky.

The script was given with the request that if it were shared, it would need to be limited to only the few regulars who requested it at the time (this last spring), and not to go beyond that.

At least that's how it's played out. Really, there is nothing all that profound with the script. Vynson has summed up the necessary lumps that the 11/06 script offers, and what lumps they are indeed.

Ugh. He can share anything else he wants. I don't think I've overstepped the "boundary of disclosure".

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Is there a scene in the comic book regarding this christmas party? which chapter/page/panel? thanks.

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No. There is no Warhol Christmas party scene in the comic book.

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Im not quite sure why this scene is necessary. I can understand the need for truncation, but additions? Christ, not to sound like a rabid fanboy, but this sounds so goofy.

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I think this is the case. It would appear that all of the material they shot that week is for the opening montage (JFK meets Dr. Manhattan, Dollar Bill). Not sure why they would add this, but it will likely be 15 seconds of screen time if not less.

It can't be the scene where Laurie throws her drink in Blake's face as Malin Ackerman had not started filming yet when this was shot.

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Opening montage? Im confused, they're not opening with Rorschach's VO?

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I'm just guessing, but this montage might happen during the opening credits, so its sort of before the story starts.

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