Malin Akerman Talks About Playing Silk Spectre In 'Watchmen'

Actress Malin Akerman stopped by the show to talk about her role as Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II in the latest comic book film Watchmen, which is in theaters now.

Watchmen is directed by Zach Snyder, who also directed such epics as 300 and the screenplay was penned by David Hayter and Alex Tse.

Based on the 1980s graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, the film is set in 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are a regular fixture on everyday society. When masked vigilante and antihero Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) discovers that one of his former colleages was murdered, he goes on a mission to unravel a plot to kill and discredit all superheroes. In doing so, he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion, including the Silk Spectre II (Akerman) so as to better watch over humanity.

But, who watches the Watchmen? Loads of fans who helped the movie dominate the box office last weekend to the tune of $55.7 million.

Akerman was born in Stockholm, Sweden and raised in Toronto, Canada. Fans will recognize her from recentl films such as 27 Dresses, The Heartbreak Kid and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. She also played Juna Millken in the TV series The Comeback. You can catch Akerman in the upcoming films The Proposal and Couples Retreat.