Carla Gugino on Sally Jupiter and the amazing titles for 'Watchmen'

January 31, 2008

Carla Gugino talked to MTV Movies Blog about her role as Sally Jupiter in 'Watchmen'. Her character is one of the story's early costumed crime fighters.

“I start at 25 years old in the 1940s, and I age to 67 years old with full prosthetics in the 1980s. [Sally] is a larger-than-life character. She’s a costumed crime fighter, but her idea of a costume is very Bettie Page-meets-[Alberto] Vargas,” said Gugino.

And then there's the heroics!

“I kick a small amount of ass. I don’t kick as much ass as some people do in the movie, however,” she sighed. “But I get to play an old lady, which was just, for me, the most fascinating thing. To start as this young crime fighter and end up an alcoholic woman in her late 60s was for me enough of a challenge; let’s put it that way.”

On March 6, 2009, however, it seems quite likely that Gugino and many of her co-stars will be appearing in the most unforgettable roles of their careers. “It was really great,” she remembered of the Canadian shoot. “The cast is extraordinary; we all really bonded with each other. [Director] Zack Snyder has such a very strong and clear vision for this piece.”

The actress also talked about the movie's title sequence, which will serve as a news reel, bringing viewers up to speed on the alternate reality that 'Watchmen' inhabits.

"The title sequence of this movie is going to be extraordinary. We spent many weeks over the time of the shoot shooting it. That’s going to be a very, very special thing that wasn’t scripted, that will be really empowering,” she said. “It incorporates real history and the fictitious world of Watchmen, and so it’s very cool,” Gugino explained. “We meet Nixon and all sorts of people.”