Paul Greengrass Replaces Aronofsky In 'Watchmen'

Watchmen

'The Bourne Supremacy' director Paul Greengrass is set to helm Paramount Pictures Watchmen, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Greengrass will be replacing Darren Aronofsky who had to quit the project due to scheduling conflicts with The Fountain.

The movies is based on the DC Comics limited series originally released in 1986 as a 12-issue comic book.

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