But key will be whether Snyder can match `` Watchmen 's '' dramatic beats against its green-screen chicanery for more than two hours ( the Internet Movie Database lists the running time at 163 minutes ) . Comic-book movie , directed by Zack Snyder , took two decades to reach cinemas . Directors Terry Gilliam , Darren Aronofsky , Paul Greengrass , previously attached . Source material regarded by many as the best comic-book ever written . Comment:
Comic-book movie , directed by Zack Snyder , took two decades to reach cinemas . Directors Terry Gilliam , Darren Aronofsky , Paul Greengrass , previously attached . Source material regarded by many as the best comic-book ever written . Comment: