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"The Wolf Man" Remake with Benicio Del Toro

post #1 of 36
3/15/06 at 7:58am
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Andrew Kevin Walker is writing a script for a remake of "The Wolf Man" which will star Benicio Del Tero. They are aiming for a Summer 2008 release. To say Del Toro is an inspired choice, is an understatement.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=13643
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post #2 of 36
3/15/06 at 10:06am
I know I'm supposed to engage in a rant here about the unoriginality of Hollywood and how dare they remake such a classic film, but I kind of like this idea. Del Toro is certainly good casting and I'd love to see a high quality werewolf film.
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post #3 of 36
3/15/06 at 11:57am
Well, let's not forget that THE WOLF MAN was somewhat of a retelling of WEREWOLF OF LONDON. Not to mention all the rips that 1941 film has had since its original release. I'd guess this film will be more like WOLF instead of THE WOLF MAN. Of course, I'd be all for it if they go for a beautiful B&W horror film.

Perhaps the screenwriter will try to explain how Lon Chaney was the son of Claude Rains.
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post #4 of 36
3/15/06 at 12:19pm
This is a bit of a head scratcher since the article I read this morning said it was going to be a period piece (the same nebulous alternate history/time of the original)... how is the audience supposed to believe that Del Toro is an British expat returning home from America?
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post #5 of 36
3/15/06 at 12:19pm
Del Toro is a good choice.

Remake or not, I love seeing other peoples visions of monster classics. After all, aren't the Hammor Horror fills remakes??
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post #6 of 36
3/15/06 at 12:33pm
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how is the audience supposed to believe that Del Toro is an British expat returning home from America?

Bery good question.

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post #7 of 36
3/15/06 at 12:35pm
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how is the audience supposed to believe that Del Toro is an British expat returning home from America?
[JON LOVITZ VOICE]Acting![/JON LOVITZ VOICE]


How close is the remake going to be to the original anyway? Plus, as others have said this story has been remade so many times, what's one more remake?
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post #8 of 36
3/15/06 at 12:51pm
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how is the audience supposed to believe that Del Toro is an British expat returning home from America?

Well, he couldn't be much less convincing at that than Lon Chaney Jr. was
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post #9 of 36
3/15/06 at 1:17pm
Can it be worse than VAN HELSING?
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post #10 of 36
3/15/06 at 1:21pm
Can it be worse than VAN HELSING?


Under no circumstances.

[Fenster] So who in the ###damn piss hell stole turned into a ####ing werewolf? [/Fenster]
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post #11 of 36
3/15/06 at 2:46pm
"Early Makeup Test" for this Wolf Man remake.

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post #12 of 36
3/16/06 at 6:10am
Like the 1941 original that starred Lon Chaney Jr., the new film will be set in Victorian England.


I've seen The Wolfman countless times. I musn't have been paying too much attention because I thought it was set in modern (late 1930's - early 40's) England.
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post #13 of 36
2/10/07 at 10:12am
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Release date has been set November 14 2008!
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post #14 of 36
3/19/08 at 12:06pm
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First pic of the Wolf Man!



More in the article itself...

First Look: 'The Wolfman' | Exclusive! | News + Notes | Entertainment Weekly | 1
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post #15 of 36
3/19/08 at 6:54pm

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If that's a transitional stage, extremely cool.

If that's the final form...not so much.
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post #16 of 36
3/19/08 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by Michael:M
If that's the final form...not so much.

Why? I don't think they should veer off much more than that.. if so, we get something out of Underworld. Keep it the Wolf MAN. Looks extremely faithful to the original design yet contemporary.
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post #17 of 36
3/19/08 at 7:59pm

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Originally Posted by Michael:M
If that's a transitional stage, extremely cool.

If that's the final form...not so much.


Those teeth rule. I am officially psyched for this.
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post #18 of 36
3/19/08 at 8:04pm

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First pic of the Wolf Man!



More in the article itself...

First Look: 'The Wolfman' | Exclusive! | News + Notes | Entertainment Weekly | 1


The pic on page 2 of the article is even better.
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post #19 of 36
3/19/08 at 8:12pm
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post #20 of 36
3/20/08 at 5:08am

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Looks great. Very faithful to the original design.
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post #21 of 36
3/20/08 at 6:05am

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I certainly like it better than the nose becoming long and walking on all fours. This does look true to the original.
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post #22 of 36
3/20/08 at 9:46am

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I think Baker's work looks as good as makeup has ever looked.

I'll see the film for it alone, though hopefully it's a good film otherwise.
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post #23 of 36
3/20/08 at 2:08pm

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I like it. It's the best recreation of a classic monster movie makeup I've ever seen.
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post #24 of 36
3/20/08 at 2:51pm

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Originally Posted by Larry Sutliff
I like it. It's the best recreation of a classic monster movie makeup I've ever seen.


No doubt. Baker is a true fan and he takes it to a new level. His name is synonymous with werewolf for me.
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post #25 of 36
3/20/08 at 3:51pm

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Yeah, it's great, it's a wolf MAN.

I always thought that it was a problem with many werewolf movies is that the final result is more on the wolf side (or in some cases, bear-like), when I always felt that the way Lon Chaney Jr. looked in The Wolf Man was by far the scariest looking.
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post #26 of 36
3/21/08 at 10:03am

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I like it. As noted, the whole point of werewolves is that they're wolf-men or wolf-women. If you totally lose the human characteristics, what's the point? For me, the worst werewolf films are where the people turn into realistic, normal-looking wolves (like in "Blood & Chocolate").

Though I do admit I sort of like the hybrid look as well (like with "The Howling" and "Dog Soldiers").
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post #27 of 36
3/21/08 at 11:42am

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Originally Posted by Malcolm R
For me, the worst werewolf films are where the people turn into realistic, normal-looking wolves (like in "Blood & Chocolate").

Though I do admit I sort of like the hybrid look as well (like with "The Howling" and "Dog Soldiers").

While Baker's werewolf for "American Werewolf" was cool, I vastly prefer what you call the "hybrid" - bipedal werewolf, with a much more wolfish head.

I get that Baker is going for an homage to the original makeup, and probably also wanting to do something different from the "hybrid" look that's become the default approach to the finished transformation. But the 80s hair metal mop is a bit much, and I just don't think it's very scary or monstrous.
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post #28 of 36
3/21/08 at 7:57pm

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I'll be looking for the Michael J. Fox cameo.
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post #29 of 36
3/21/08 at 9:21pm
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Originally Posted by Michael:M
But the 80s hair metal mop is a bit much, and I just don't think it's very scary or monstrous.

To each their own. I find this design a hell of a lot scarier than any werewolf design we've gotten since maybe Copolla's Dracula and that was only for a small scene. (although I did very much like the design of the werewolf in Prisoner of Azkaban.. very creepy)And just thinking how bad it could've been... remember...





or even worse



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I'll be looking for the Michael J. Fox cameo.

That's being saved for the sequel/crossover "Wolf Man Vs. Teen Wolf"

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post #30 of 36
3/24/08 at 6:43pm

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I think those pics look great. There were pics last week on AICN of DelToro in bloody ripped clothes as well.



Also liking the return to a more classic look.I havent seen a werewolf design Ive liked in awhile.
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