11/14/07

MTV Reports Matt Frewer (Max Headroom) Joins Watchment Cast

Former virtual icon Max Headroom is headed to the big screen version of The Watchmen. Matt Frewer, who portrayed the computer generated talking head back in the mid 80's. His addition to the cast puts a face to Moloch the Mystic.
"MTV News has learned that actor Matt Frewer — best known as the stuttering, sarcastic, 80’s icon Max Headroom — has joined the cast of the eagerly anticipated film. The 49-year-old thesp will suit up as Moloch the Mystic, a satanic super villain and magician.

In the graphic novel, Moloch clashes with famous “masks” like Nite Owl, Ozymandias, and Doctor Manhattan, before giving up his life of crime sometime before the action of the novel begins. Rehabilitated, the former vice lord moves to New York City, where he lives alone until his murder in 1985. His dead body is discovered by Rorschach, who is framed for Moloch’s death."

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