The official site for "300" director Zack Snyder's adaptation of acclaimed Alan Moore graphic novel "Watchmen" has been updated with the first photos showing off five characters.

Click below for larger versions of Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian (absolutely perfect), Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl (too Batman-esque), Matthew Goode as Ozymandias (could've been better, but more believable than the comic's purple mini-skirt), Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach (spot on), and Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre (spot on).

The film itself opens one year precisely from today - March 6th 2009: