The Wolfman News

Middle Earth Ruler in 'Lord of the Rings' Joins 'Wolfman'

February 22, 2008 04:02:32

The actor behind the voice of Megatron in "Transformers" Hugo Weaving is being reported to be cast by Universal Picture. According to Variety, the 47-year-old actor has just signed on to star in the upcoming horror thriller "The Wolfman".

The SAG Award-winning actor will be portraying Detective Aberline in the remake of 1941 film starring Lon Chaney Jr.. By agreeing to play in "Wolfman", he will be joining the cast that include Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt and Anthony Hopkins.

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'Jurassic Park III' Helmer Officially Be 'The Wolfman' Director

February 04, 2008 03:02:48

Rumors about the signing of the "Rush Hour" helmer Brett Ratner as the helmer of "The Wolfman" has been dished out. According to Variety, Universal Pictures has signed Joe Johnston, the director of "Jurassic Park III" to be Mark Romanek's replacer on Sunday, February 3.

By the signing of Johnston to the horror project, it is more likely that the film will be back on track and will start shooting in London in March. The film, which is said to be set in Victorian England, follows the story of a man who returns from America to his ancestral homeland and gets bitten by a werewolf.

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Brett Ratner Is 'The Wolfman' New Director?

January 31, 2008 04:01:27

Though earlier it was reported that Breck Eisner and Matt Reeves are the two strong candidates to replace Mark Romanek on "The Wolfman" director's seat, words are spreading that Brett Ratner is the one to nail the vacant position.

The news of the hiring of Ratner is broken by AICN.com. The site stated that the executive producer of television series "Prison Break" has been signed by Universal Pictures to do the horror thriller film.

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'Sahara' and 'Cloverfield' Directors Battle for 'The Wolfman'?

January 31, 2008 01:01:07

Following the report that Mark Romanek has quit from the Universal Pictures' "The Wolfman", rumors are surfacing that the studio already has two strong candidates to replace the director. According to AICN.com, the studio are thinking to bring in either Breck Eisner or Matt Reeves to the project.

Eisner last worked with Matthew McConaughey on Paramount Pictures' action film "Sahara" in 2005. He is currently working for a horror sci-fi "Creature from the Black Lagoon" for Universal. Meanwhile, Matt Reeves' latest projects include J.J. Abrams produced-monster film "Cloverfield". It was said that he will next tackle "Cloverfield 2" and "The Invisible Woman".

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Helmer Mark Romanek Out of 'The Wolfman'

January 30, 2008 09:01:59

Just weeks before Universal Pictures' latest horror thriller "The Wolfman" starts filming, it was reported that its director Mark Romanek dropped out of the film. According to Variety, the helmer of "One Hour Photo" left the project due to budget dispute as well as creative differences.

The dropping out of Romanek wasn't Universal's first experience of losing their projects' key talents in a big-budget film. Earlier, the studio had lost two of "State of Play" leading cast as Brad Pitt and Edward Norton quit the project weeks before shooting begin. Still, they managed to salvage the crime drama film by hiring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck.

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Emily Blunt Confirms Her Casting Rumor in Horror Film

January 21, 2008 10:01:49

The actress who brilliantly depicted Meryl Streep's proudly ambitious assistant in "The Devil Wears Prada", Emily Blunt, has been cast in Universal Pictures' horror thriller "The Wolfman". The recruitment of the Golden Globe Award-winning actress has been confirmed by the 24-year-old actress herself on Saturday, January 19, at Sundance Film Festival, according to MTV News.

Reportedly, the English actress is going to star opposite Benicio del Toro as his character's girlfriend in the movie based on a script by Andrew Kevin Walker. To MTV News, the starlet who is also known for her work in the British film "My Summer of Love" revealed that she will begin the filming of the Mark Romanek's version of "The Wolfman" in February.

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The Production of 'The Wolfman' Won't Be Delayed

January 11, 2008 10:01:42

Thought to be possibly delayed due to the on-going writers' strike, the director of "The Wolfman" dismissed delay rumor. According to Bloody-disgusting, Mark Romanek has announced that the filming will still be on schedule which will be started on February 8 in London.

The Universal Pictures' horror thriller will be starred by Benicio Del Toro as Lawrence Talbot and Anthony Hopkins as Sir John Talbot. It is set in Victorian England like the original 1941 film starring Lon Chaney Jr. Additionaly, Del Toro will also have another role in the film as he is becoming its producer along with Scott Stuber, Rick Yorn, Mary Parent and Andrew Z. Davis.

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Confirmed, Anthony Hopkins Cast in The Wolfman

October 20, 2007 12:10:36

Ultimately has his way to return to horror genre, Anthony Hopkins is finally positive to join Benicio Del Toro in Universal Pictures' "The Wolfman", MTV Movies Blog has confirmed.

"I'm going to do 'The Wolf Man' with Benicio Del Toro," so the veteran thespian was quoted during an interview for his new experimental art feature "Slipstream."

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Mark Romanek Stalking "The Wolfman"

February 08, 2007 05:02:35

Back to directing field after his last effort in "One Hour Photo" (2002), Mark Romanek is on board to helm horror flick "The Wolfman", a remake of the 1941 Universal Studios classic "The Wolf Man", The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Written by Andrew Kevin Walker, the project will hew to the period pedigree of the original version, in which a man gets bitten by a werewolf when he returns from America to his ancestral home in Victorian-England. Walker previously was reported to expand on the original story by adding new characters and plot points that would utilize modern visual effects technology.

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Universal Wants Toro As the Wolfman

March 16, 2006 03:03:33

Universal Pictures has pointed its finger to Benicio Del Toro as their one and only choice to play the title role in the new version of its horror classic "The Wolfman" which is expected for a summer 2008 tentpole.

While Andrew Kevin Walker has begun writing the script, Scott Stuber, Rick Yorn, Mary Parent, and Toro are all slated to give hand at producing.

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