Who's going to watch Watchmen?

I sure as flip will. Zach Snyder (director of 300) has just uploaded the following photos up to the Watchmen site to reassure fans of the graphic novel that he is not going to mess it up. These photos could not be more perfect:

Maxim.com have visual comparisons to the comic book here. Some stats about the film production so far:

• • 5,800 feet of neon requiring 24,000 watts of power
• • 100 unique and custom-designed graphics created for the various storefronts
• • 5,000 square feet of custom posters
• • Street had to work for 1938, 1945, 1953, 1957, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1977, and 1985
• • 1,040 feet of 1:1 scale New York streets
• • 98,400 square feet of exterior scenery
• • 12,500 square feet of interior scenery
• • Building heights range from 23′9″ to 42′6″
• • 10,325 16-foot 2×4s
• • 3,600 sheets of OSB (plywood-like construction material)
• • 384,000 square feet of foam brick
• • 200,000 nails
• • 3,500 tubes of construction adhesive
• • 160,000 lbs. of steel I-beams support the facades
• • 300 cubic meters of concrete
• • 6,000 square feet of glass
• • 4,800 square feet of plexiglass
• • 20,000 donuts were consumed by the construction crew
• • 20,000 gallons of water and 3,000 gallons of Gatorade was drunk by the crew

The film opens on the 6th of March 2009.