By Scott Huver, Special to Hollywood.com
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Thursday, March 05, 2009
Under the Hood
Also on the Black Freighter DVD is an additional feature, Under the Hood, which features live-action documentary-style footage starring actors Steven McHattie (Hollis Mason), Carla Gugino (Silk Spectre I), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Comedian) and Matt Frewer (Moloch) that chronicles the 1940s heroes The Minutemen.
Synder said director Eric Matthies, who was also handling footage for the film's electronic press kit, spearheaded the project, corralling the actors to shoot improvised, in-character segments for a mock 70s-era TV magazine show called The Culpepper Minute. “This is supposedly a follow-up story to their original story, a 'where-are-they-now? kind of thing,” said Snyder. “The Comedian is like 'Get that fucking camera out of my face!'”
“Carla did an amazing job,” added Snyder. “She's in her early '70s look…I just feel like after so much work that these actors put into researching their roles, they were actually able to pay off that research with these ad-lib experiences.”
“They also shot this historical footage,” added Snyder. “Like they take Hooded Justice, they get a Bolex [camera] and go down some alley with some vintage cops and they shoot some handheld scratchy footage of him arresting someone.” KEEP READING: 'Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic'
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