The Wolfman

[tic]

Pleeze No!


Maybe I'm Dreaming, or just having a very bad nightmare!

http://scifi.about.com/b/a/252292.htm

[tic]

Werewolf of Washington and Wolf were sort of remakes of the Wolf Man, they were ok I suppose.

[Roderick Usher]

Benicio Del Toro is perfect casting - he's about as feral an actor as there is. I think he's going to knock this one out of the park.

[Vodstok]

God... I can see him doing Fenster from the usual suspects as a werewolf....


"woof"

"What?"

"I said 'Woof'"

"In English."

"Woof, what the fuck..."

[_____V_____]

seriously...WTF?! :mad:

Del Toro might have lost some marbles like Cameron recently...

[urgeok]

Benicio Del Toro is perfect casting - he's about as feral an actor as there is. I.


:eek: more feral than Michael J Fox !!?? :eek:

[Vodstok]

:eek: more feral than Michael J Fox !!?? :eek:

he said "feral", not "Shaky".


okay, that was bad. He's a good guy...

[urgeok]

he said "feral", not "Shaky".


okay, that was bad. He's a good guy...

i expect nothing less from the Canadian Hater ..


goddamn war mongerer !

:p

[_____V_____]

I just wish this recent trend of "stirring up old wines, checking their composition, getting ingredients similar to those from new bottles, mixing em all up, and marketing em in a new bottle" would stop.

Old wine will always be old wine. No matter how perfect the new compositions are like.

Geez...have they run out of ideas already?:rolleyes:

[novakru]

Oh, HELL YES.
Del Toro is going to be great!

[Despare]

I didn't see anybody mention this remake. What do you all think? Benicio Del Toro as Lawrence Talbot? I don't know...

[paws the great]

The Wolfman is my favorite Universal monster film.I think Benicio Del Toro will make a great werewolf.


This might be pretty good.

[The_Return]

The Wolfman is my favorite Universal monster film.I think Benicio Del Toro will make a great werewolf.


This might be pretty good.

Agreed 100% on points 2 and 3.

[Roderick Usher]

He's one of the most Feral actors out there and this is a passion project for him. Del Toro claims The Wolf Man was his favorite horro movie and he actively pursued the project.

Could actually be really good, as long as Stephen Sommers stays really fucking far away.

[Disease]

This is a worthy remake, The wolfman is overdue.

[pinkerton]

This is a worthy remake, The wolfman is overdue.




As long as they don't fuck it up.I would hate to see another Wolf .

[Gus]

naw, the wolfman was already immortalized, now this new films gonna drag it's good name in to the dirt. mark my word.

[Roderick Usher]

naw, the wolfman was already immortalized, now this new films gonna drag it's good name in to the dirt. mark my word.

Nothing can ever hurt the original. It is a classic that will remain a classic regardless of how good or bad the remake is.

[Vodstok]

naw, the wolfman was already immortalized, now this new films gonna drag it's good name in to the dirt. mark my word.

the remake of the fly didnt make the original any better or worse. making a new version of somethign old does not change the original, these days it just gives oyu one more option when you do a search on IMDB.

[Gus]

but deltoro, come on he belongs in drug and running from tommy lee jones movies

[Doc Faustus]

Del Toro makes a great human monster. Look at him in Sin City. He plays a character that's such a powder keg that lycanthropy would only be redundant. Combine that with sensitive, expressive features much like those of Lon Chaney Jr. Both of them can express more with the lines in their face than other actors can with their whole bodies available. The Wolfman was also made over 60 years ago and has not had a direct remake in spite of being a member of the Universal Monster canon. Dracula has been reinterpreted, Frankenstein has been reinterpreted, but Larry Talbot remains the Larry Talbot of Wolfman, Frankenstein meets the Wolfman and the House of movies. The remake will remind people of his place in monster canon.

[phantomstranger]

Romanek Helming The Wolfman
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
February 8, 2007


Director Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) is set to helm The Wolfman, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Scott Stuber and Mary Parent are producing the remake of the classic Universal Studios monster, which has Benicio Del Toro attached to star. Del Toro also is on board as a producer with Rick Yorn.

The movie will hew to the period pedigree of the 1941 original, in which a man returns from the U.S. to his ancestral home in Victorian-era Great Britain, gets bitten by a werewolf and begins a hairy moonlight existence.

Andrew Kevin Walker wrote the screenplay. A fall start is being planned.

[a mccuaig]

Wow, that will be hard to compare. Then again I loved that movie, and I'd totally watch the remake!

[can't get enough gore]

this sounds interesting!!!

[Sick_As_Fuck]

Probably won't be much different than "Wolf", which sucked :(

[Doc Faustus]

"Wolf" is first off, not a horror movie. Second of all, it has a pretty positive perspective on lycanthropy. The Wolfman is the story of a person tormented by the condition. It does not advocate letting your freak flag fly and enjoying a life of lupine decadence with Michelle Pfeiffer. Third, this is the remake of a Universal classic. If treated with reverence, it will be great. Remember that Carpenter's the Thing is a remake and that modern psychology, acting techniques and effects have something to contribute sometimes. Remakes sometimes remind people of the eternal quality of the original, or sometimes elaborate and enhance. This is not going to be a The Hitcher kind of remake, but maybe a The Fly kind of remake.

[trick]

well i hate remakes to death sep for a few but remaking the wolfman i cant stand this whats next a remake of return of the vampier o what they probably did

[Roderick Usher]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/0628_deltoro_wolfman_splash.jpg

he looks awesome!

I'm really excited to see this. Just praying they don't fuck it up.

[jenna26]

Well, I have mixed feelings about this one.
The original is one of my favorite werewolf films. I am just tired of all the remakes, and keep hoping to see more original and quality horror films. But, Del Toro is one of my favorite actors, and this does have the potential to be excellent.

[Roderick Usher]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/RB-BDTsm.jpg


so this is how he looks attacking make-up effects whiz, Rick Baker, in a classic Wolf-Man pose WITHOUT ANY MAKE-UP:eek:

With a script by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en, Sleepy Hollow) Rick Baker's make-up and Benicio's amazing, snarling face - I'm actually really looking forward to this one. Can't wait to see Benicio's sliver tipped pimp-cane!

If done right, this could totally become a modern classic. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and sending them nothing but positive thoughts.

[jenna26]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/RB-BDTsm.jpg


so this is how he looks attacking make-up effects whiz, Rick Baker, in a classic Wolf-Man pose WITHOUT ANY MAKE-UP:eek:

With a script by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en, Sleepy Hollow) Rick Baker's make-up and Benicio's amazing, snarling face - I'm actually really looking forward to this one. Can't wait to see Benicio's sliver tipped pimp-cane!

If done right, this could totally become a modern classic. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and sending them nothing but positive thoughts.


Actually really looking forward to this myself now, after hearing Rick Baker was going to be involved. I don't see how it can lose with all this talent going into it. Trying hard not to get my expectations too high though. But yeah, this could be outstanding. That's a great picture. :p

[punkdeadhead24]

Hey, this looks good, really good. Del Toro is the wolfman!

Check him out in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Dr Gonzo and tell me he wasn't born to play some crazed lycanthrope.

[tarcher80]

even though i like it more on the wolf side: american werewolf in london/howling, i'm excited about the remake. but...

not sure about mark romanek as director. he's coming from making a butt load of music videos and that always scares me. on the other side he's like an indie film actor in that he's ready and eager.

im happy that andrew kevin walker wrote the script. he's dabled in some dark stuff b/f: se7en, 8mm, tales from the crypt.

not too familar w/ the producers though...

[The_Raven]

As much as he tries, this young man won't be as good as Lon Chaney Jr. I just hope he raises his standards of acting to fill those great boots, because the director's name and the script don't sound very encouraging.

[_____V_____]

Universal Studios has bumped their The Wolfman remake from November of 2008 to an undetermined 2009.

Like the 1941 original that starred Lon Chaney Jr., Mark Romanek's vision will be set in Victorian England. Benicio Del Toro will play a man who returns from America to his ancestral homeland, gets bitten by a werewolf and begins a hairy moonlight existence.

[phantomstranger]

Hopkins Confirmed for The Wolfman
Source: MTV
October 19, 2007


It's been rumored for a while, but now Sir Anthony Hopkins has confirmed that he will star opposite Benicio Del Toro in Universal's The Wolfman, scheduled for a February 13, 2009 release.

"I'm going to do 'The Wolfman' with Benicio Del Toro," Hopkins told MTV during an interview for his upcoming movie, Slipstream.

Hopkins will play Sir John Talbot, father to Del Toro's Lawrence Talbot, the character who becomes afflicted with the werewolf curse. Mark Romanek directs from a script by Andrew Kevin Walker.

[GorePhobia]

Sounds like the Wolfman remake might actually be pretty fuckin good.

[jenna26]

Sounds like the Wolfman remake might actually be pretty fuckin good.

I think it definitely has the potential to be, one remake, maybe the ONLY remake, I am actually looking forward to. :)

[Roderick Usher]

Good director, brilliant actors a make-up fx legend and a heck of a screenwriter...

Sure hope they don't fuck it up. I'm really looking forward to this!!!!

[the_real_linda]

ooooh sexy older actor... :D looking forward

[GorePhobia]

Yeah I have complete confidence in this movie

[The Vault of Horror]

I'm very excited about this remake. With Del Toro in the lead though, I think they're going in a different direction from Chaney's childlike innocence. Del Toro is almost as menacing as The Wolf Man without makeup!

[PhilnEdee]

I'm hoping we can understand him when he (Del Toro) speaks.

[The Vault of Horror]

Caught wind of a nasty rumor flying around the web that the writer's strike could either delay or flat out derail the Wolf Man remake. Don't know if anyone else has seen this. I blogged about it last night:
http://thevaultofhorror.blogspot.com

[Yellow Jacket]

If the writers strike does affect the Wolf Man remake, I can assure you it won't be permanent. It would be a matter of time until it got picked up again.

[phantomstranger]

News

Director Drops Out of The Wolfman
Source: Variety
January 29, 2008


Director Mark Romanek has dropped out of Universal Pictures The Wolfman, reports Variety.

The trade says Romanek exited the film late Monday night over creative differences. The film has long had Benicio Del Toro aboard to play the werewolf, and the studio just set Emily Blunt (Charlie Wilson's War) and Anthony Hopkins to play the other leads in the film.

Universal maintains that Romanek left the project in strong shape and that it expects to set another director quickly. No word on whether a Feb. 18 start date will remain in place.

The studio is targeting a February 13, 2009 release date for the horror flick.

[The Vault of Horror]

Now they're saying Cloverfield director Matt Reeves may step in. I covered it on my blog yesterday:

http://thevaultofhorror.blogspot.com

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January 30, 2008

No sooner was it reported yesterday that filmmaker Mark Romanek had exited Universal's remake of The Wolf Man -- starring Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, and Emily Blunt -- than rumors surfaced about who might replace him in the director's chair.

Romanek's departure left the re-imagining of the 1941 horror classic in a lurch given its March start date. Variety reported yesterday that a replacement would be hired by week's end, and now Ain't It Cool News claims that they have heard of two possible contenders that the studio is considering for the job.

According to AICN, Universal is eyeing Breck Eisner (Sahara) and Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) as possible replacements. Eisner has been developing a remake of The Creature From the Black Lagoon, while Reeves is preoccupied with a possible Cloverfield sequel as well as an Invisible Woman project for producer J.J. Abrams.

Eisner may have the inside track since the long-gestating Creature From the Black Lagoon is, like The Wolf Man, based at Universal.

[Roderick Usher]

John Landis is in the mix for the job

**crosses fingers**

[phantomstranger]

News

Who Will Direct The Wolfman?
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
February 1, 2008


According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal Pictures is wasting no time in its search for a director for The Wolfman following Mark Romanek's exit from the period horror movie.

Brett Ratner, Frank Darabont, James Mangold and Joe Johnston have either met with the studio and producers or are expected to do so in the coming days. Bill Condon also is a helmer the studio is keen on.

The trade says the biggest challenge the studio faces is its inability to work on the script because of the writers strike. Any filmmaker coming on board takes on a locked script, overseen by Romanek over several years, and many directors want to put their stamp on it.

Martin Campbell is one helmer who was interested, but he is no longer in contention.

Many on the list are writer-directors, but Ratner is not. The director, who met with the studio Wednesday, is emerging as the strongest contender because of the fact that he has experience in taking over a project (X-Men: The Last Stand) that has lost a director late in the game.

The studio is expected to find its man next week for the film, which has a dedicated March start date.

[_____V_____]

AICN broke the news this evening of who will bark at the moon for Universal Pictures.

Joe Johnston - art director on Empire Strikes Back, Raider of the lost Ark and Return of the Jedi. And the director of Honey I Shrunk the Kids, The Rocketeer, Jumanji and Jurassic Park III - has been tapped to helm The Wolf Man remake, which fell onto a heap of trouble when Mark Romanek unexpectedly quit.

[_____V_____]

September 16, 2008


Universal Studios Hollywood is getting set to preview Benicio Del Toro's The Wolfman this October as part of their Halloween Horror Nights theme park experience.

The studio announced today that the Terror Tram: The Nightmare Tour will offer an exclusive preview of The Wolfman on the tram's LED screens. For those of you familiar with the park, it's worth noting that this year's Halloween tram ride will be double that of previous years.

The Terror Tram, Universal says, will take guests off the familiar studio tram and lead them on foot past spooky movie landmarks like the Bates Motel and Psycho House, and into the menacing locations of Universal's legendary backlot.

Upping the thrill factor a bit will be a series of mazes incorporated into the experience, guiding visitors through the sets of Psycho, and War of the Worlds.

Also new to Halloween Horror Nights this year, will be a Nightmare on Elm Street maze attraction that's sure to terrify.

The dates for Halloween Horror Nights are October 3-4, 10-11, 17-19, 24-26, 30-31 and November 1. The event will begin nightly at 7:00 p.m.

The Wolfman, an update of the classic Universal monster movie, stars Benicio Del Toro as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother, and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.

The Wolfman hits theaters everywhere on April 3, 2009.

[Griff]

The irony in this is you don't need to dress Del Toro up to make him look like a werewolf

[neverending]

Sounds very cool! Wish I could go!

[Festered]

The irony in this is you don't need to dress Del Toro up to make him look like a werewolf

The pics and trailer I saw, a few months ago, it looks like they're going with the Chaney Jr.-retro look this time. It also looks like a pretty plush production. I will definitely catch this one.

[Elvis_Christ]

I'd love to see Werewolf By Night made into a film. Guess its one of the Marvel characters no one gives a shit about. It'd be a killer flick especially if it was done Creepshow styles and captured the feel of the old comics.

But this is going to be a cool film. I'd love to check out the theme park sometime.

[neverending]

I've seen the trailer for The Wolfman and it looks very promising. Also stars Anthony Hopkins and Hugo Weaving.

[The_Return]

I've seen the trailer for The Wolfman and it looks very promising. Also stars Anthony Hopkins and Hugo Weaving.

Whats this?!?

A remake that Neverending says looks...promising?!

God help us all. The world is coming to an end.

[Castlewood]

This has the potential of being a modern horror classic, for sure.

[Jacky Fiend]

The Wolf Man was actually filmed close to me, in Lacock, Wiltshire. I didn't find out until after they'd finished filming there though. If I'd known before I could of gone down to the set and probably met the stars. I was well gutted when I found out about it.

[Doc Faustus]

I'd love to see Werewolf By Night made into a film. Guess its one of the Marvel characters no one gives a shit about. It'd be a killer flick especially if it was done Creepshow styles and captured the feel of the old comics.

But this is going to be a cool film. I'd love to check out the theme park sometime.

Somebody should do a Marvel Monsters movie anyway. Howard the Duck, Man Thing, Werewolf by Night, Lilith daughter of Dracula, all of them. Or a DC House of Mystery series. I know they're watered down, but there's still something really fun about those.

[neverending]

They had a Frankenstein comic in the 70s too- drawn by Mike Ploog, who did the first Werewolf by Nights... can't think what the exact name of the comic was now...

[urgeok2]

The Wolf Man was actually filmed close to me, in Lacock, Wiltshire. I didn't find out until after they'd finished filming there though. If I'd known before I could of gone down to the set and probably met the stars. I was well gutted when I found out about it.

dont feel too bad about missing it - they hire guys to keep people away.

a film like this - they keep under tight wraps

[Jacky Fiend]

dont feel too bad about missing it - they hire guys to keep people away.

a film like this - they keep under tight wraps

Most of the time they do, but there were photos in the local paper of people standing next to the actors getting autographs and taking photos. :(

[The_Return]

Somebody should do a Marvel Monsters movie anyway. Howard the Duck, Man Thing, Werewolf by Night, Lilith daughter of Dracula, all of them. Or a DC House of Mystery series. I know they're watered down, but there's still something really fun about those.

Did you see the Man-Thing movie?

It was only faithful-ish (read: not very), but I thought it was a really fun little flick. It's a low budget b-movie for sure, but the story, gore and effects are all really solid. Worth a watch, IMO.

[phantomstranger]

Universal Moves Wolfman, Nottingham and Fast & Furious
Source: Variety
December 9, 2008


Universal Pictures has pushed back the release of Joe Johnston's The Wolfman from April 3 to November 6 and taken Ridley Scott's Nottingham out of 2009 entirely, reports Variety.

Also, the studio's Fast & Furious will now open on April 3, instead of June 12.

Nottingham, toplining Russell Crowe, will open in 2010, but the studio did not set a specific date.

Universal said the reshuffling was the sensible thing to do, considering that Fast & Furious is completed, while the Brian Grazer-produced Nottingham won't start filming until February or March.

And moving The Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro later in the year gives the film more of a high-profile release, as well as ample time for post-production.

[neverending]

You'd think they'd want to release Wolfman in October.

[_____V_____]

"The Wolfman" won't howl this year as planned.
Universal Pictures is moving the reboot of its classic monster franchise to early next year.

The horror pic, which stars Benicio Del Toro as the hairy shape-shifter, will now be released Feb. 12 and serve as counterprogramming to New Line's romantic comedy "Valentine's Day," the Summit drama "Remember Me," with "Twilight's" Robert Pattinson toplining, and Disney's 3-D re-release of "Beauty and the Beast."

It's the fourth date for "Wolfman" after roaming from Feb. 13 to April 3 and then Nov. 6 this year.

"We have seen just how enormous first quarter movies can be," said Adam Fogelson, president of marketing and distribution for U, citing the $215 million that studios generated on the February weekend this year, versus the $136 million that pics earned on the November date last year.

Marketers believe next year could become "a perfect storm" for distribs, considering Valentine's Day falls on a Sunday and will be closely followed by the President's Day holiday, the next day.

The November slot will be taken by U's alien-abduction drama "The Fourth Kind," starring Milla Jovovich. It had previously not had a home on the release schedule. Studio picked it up from Gold Circle Films.

[Caenxavier]

I saw the trailer when I watched Inglorious Basterds last night, it looks really really good. Thoughts?

[fuglystick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIuWxapeXTQ

I've always been more of a werewolf fan than a vampire fan. The cast is outstanding, and the film looks great. I'm looking forward to it.

[Ferox13]

The Wolfman was also made over 60 years ago and has not had a direct remake in spite of being a member of the Universal Monster canon. Dracula has been reinterpreted, Frankenstein has been reinterpreted, but Larry Talbot remains the Larry Talbot of Wolfman, Frankenstein meets the Wolfman and the House of movies. The remake will remind people of his place in monster canon.

I presume thats because unlike Frankenstein and Dracula the Wolfman had no literary origins - though this didn't stop a (kinda) remake of the Mummy by Hammer.

[ChronoGrl]

I, too, saw the trailer when I went to see Inglorious Basterds and I was shocked at how badly it made me want to see the film. I think it looks like a blast and I think that if I ignore the fact that it's a remake and just pretend that it's a period piece/werewolf movie I'll be all set... Though I still don't think that Del Toro can pull it off, honestly. He's really not that great an actor.

[wufongtan.]

Anyone seen the trailer to the wolfman? I thought it looked good. had a real classical look to it. Which in my opinion is a welcome step away from the emo infested rubbish. That has been infecting such great movie monster in the past few years.
http://yourmovies.com.au/news/?i=174194&action=news
Thats the link to the trailer if you haven't seen it yet. Thats if you haven't been living under a rock for a while. cause this is honestly the first time i heard they were even making it.

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New poster :-

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/New-Wolfman-Poster-512x683.jpg

Plot: Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother… and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother’s fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline has come to investigate.

[VampiricClown]

After seeing some of the screens, and reading a little on it, I'm not as against this. I'm just worried that this may become another Van Helsing, and not contain as much of the original horror and premise of the 1941 classic.

[_____V_____]

Plagued by production problems from beginning to end, Joe Johnston’s adaptation of The Wolfman is coming to a theater near you on February 12, 2010.

However, the chances of you liking it went up a little today as Universal happily announced that an R-rated cut of the film has won out over a tamer PG-13 version. The Wolfman has finally received a rating from the MPAA, and has been rated ‘R’ for “bloody horror, violence and gore.”

Of course, an R-rating is no stamp of quality, but the difference in ratings means that instead of an action movie which a PG-13 rating implies, The Wolfman is going to get to be a longer, bloodier, and gorier horror film. Now let’s just hope it’s a good one.

The Wolfman stars Benecio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Lawrence Talbot is a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother…and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.

Lawrence Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother’s fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline has come to investigate.

As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself…one he never imagined existed.