Filling the shoes of an iconic comic book character is an opportunity of great honor, but also of great responsibility. This is especially the case when the role has already been played by another actor, and to great acclaim. That is why Titus Welliver took his chance to voice Rorschach in the animated Watchmen : Chapter I very seriously .
Rorschach (née Walter Kovacs) was previously portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley in Zack Snyder’s live-action adaptation of writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons’ highly influential graphic novel from 1985. His performance is considered one of the top reasons why the 2009 Watchmen movie is worth revisiting , and Welliver seems to agree. The actor — also known for some great movies directed by Ben Affleck , such as The Town and Argo — shared with me his thoughts about succeeding the role from the Academy Award nominee for this new DC movie , saying: Playing a character from many, many, many successful novels, meaning Harry Bosch, it’s a daunting task when you come in.
But, you have to kind of just go with your gut. I had that with Bosch. I knew that I had to do that, but with Rorschach, I was like, ‘Well, there was a hugely successful feature made of this.
’ Obviously, I don’t wanna do an impression of Jackie doing Rorschach, but I wanted to pay respects and homage to the work that Jackie did incredibly well. Welliver reflected here on his previous experience playing a well-known literary character. that being Michael C.