Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:29AM1 comment ›
Thu Jun 26, 2008 — by Rick Marshall
'Watchmen' Ad Contest Winners
Now with Ozymandias action!
Watchmen director Zack Snyder recently announced the winners of the "Veidt Enterprises Advertising Contest," in which YouTube users submitted commercials promoting fictional products of Veidt Enterprises, the company run by Adrian Veidt (a.k.a. "Ozymandias"). Contestants submitted the commercials for potential use in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel.
While YouTube users voted on the Top Five commercials (the makers of which would receive a fancy new camcorder), Snyder recently announced the eight videos he'd be considering for use in the film. Among them was this throwback to Saturday morning toy commercials:
(via PopCandy)
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Stephen Bergstrom (9:55 AM on Thu Jun 26, 2008)
Is it really pronounced "Ozzy-MAN-dee-es?" I always thought it was "Ozzy-man-DIE-es."
Whichever, that was nostalgic hilarity.