The Wolfman

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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.

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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.

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]

Originally Posted by Griff

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]

Originally Posted by neverending

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.