“So, thank you, Sigourney,” Smart said in a new interview with Variety.
Jean Smartis having a moment.
“They hired me two days before I started,” Smart told Yang.
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“I’ll be really honest: I had Sigourney Weaver to thank for turning down the role.
So, thank you, Sigourney.”
The HBO series, created by Damon Lindelof, picks up 34 years after the events of the comic.
TheWatchmenseries wasn’t just rooted in comic books, but also America’s racist history.
“I knew nothing about the graphic novel,” Smart said.
Representatives for Weaver and Lindelof did not immediately respond to requests for comment from EW.
Read the full interview atVariety.
