Jan 31, 2008 by Brian Gallagher

Brett Ratner to Take Over The Wolf Man?

It seems that Universal might have found a replacement for Mark Romanek. According to Ain't It Cool News, Brett Ratner is set to replace Mark Romanek for the upcoming The Wolf Man remake.

This hasn't been confirmed as of yet, but it comes from
Ain't It Cool News's "incredibly realiable source."

We reported that Mark Romanek has departed the project due to creative differences, but apparently Universal has tapped helmer Brett Ratner for the remake.

The film stars Benecio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt, and is scheduled for release on February 18, 2009.

The Wolfman was released February 12th, 2010 and stars Simon Merrells, Gemma Whelan, Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Mario Marin-Borquez, Asa Butterfield, Cristina Contes, Anthony Hopkins. The film is directed by Joe Johnston.


Sources: Ain't It Cool News

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Comments (20)

  1. Marcusx

    agreed ratner blows rush 1 and 2 were ok but if he touches a threequel it becomes garbage. as a matter of fact most all of the stuff hes involved with has became garbage. i only like rush hour 1 and 2 cuz im a fan of jackie chan

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  2. Brian

    3 words. Rush Hour 3.

    (Insert fart noise now...)

    4 years agoby @brianFlag

  3. CelluloidDreams

    Ok here is a thought for director....Sam Raimi or about George A Romero..mabey he can do something besides zombie films!!?!?

    The cast looks good, but Brett Ratner makes films that you forget about them after you see them!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  4. -comrade-

    Peter Jackson's a little busy with, oh, I don't know, producing The Hobbit and making fat bank that he would never ever get from this movie. Why doesn't Soderberg do it? Or here's an idea, let's reanimate Cecil B. DeMille to direct this. No, I bet Spielberg wants to do a monster movie garnering the interest of Brett Ratner. The cast looks good, but Ratner?
    And X3 was not good. Never have I ever wanted to hurt someone as bad as I wanted to shoot Ratner and the lobotomized studio execs behind X3 in the kneecaps than when I saw that movie.

    4 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  5. artkid04

    Episode 3 was good, and x3 was good too, i agree though I don't think he should direct Wolfman, what about Peter Jackson???

    4 years agoby @artkid04Flag

  6. -comrade-

    Look, Ratner could have taken one look at the X3 script and said, I'm not touching this sh*t-storm. But instead he warped it even more and what happened was worse than Episode III

    4 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  7. dcrock

    I will say i did like a couple ratner films but i wanted this to be something special not an action movie with one liners or something.Red Dragon good.x-men 3 bad.

    4 years agoby @dcrockFlag

  8. dcrock

    In the words of Homer Simpson..........DOH!!!!

    4 years agoby @dcrockFlag

  9. NateMAN

    Wow, a lot of Ratner haters out there. I think he's just so-so myself, but it looks like he's the go-to guy for action movies that lose their directors, so I give him credit here, and for "X-Men 3", for having to completely take over a project where the original director decides to drop out. It's not an easy thing to do.

    4 years agoby @natemanFlag

  10. hyperion25

    Yeah, Ratner does blow. This movie looked so promising...oh well

    4 years agoby @hyperion25Flag

  11. ed_wood

    Ratner blows.

    4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  12. kyle_hannah

    Oh i almost forgot Mark Steven Johnson is a mixed bag he shows substance and heart in Simon Birch a dark side in the Daredevil directors cut and we all know about Ghost Rider (shudder)

    4 years agoby @kyle-hannahFlag

  13. kyle_hannah

    Of course the Ratner hate begins i do hope you realize Ratner never ruined X-3 after Bryan Sing abandoned (yeah that's right) the franchise to do that stupid Superman movie they went through four directors and rewrites until Ratner signed on and had what a month or two t shoot it. Blame the writers or the unstable production for the result of X-3. the Rush Hour films are stupid buddy cop flicks Ratner knew that when he made them. Many of you forget what an amazing job he did with Red Dragon and the fact that he's back with Anthony Hopkins in a remake of a classic tale could be quite promising. Remember it's not always the directors fault.

    4 years agoby @kyle-hannahFlag

  14. CelluloidDreams

    Ratner's a joke!! He will turn this film into a popcorn joke!! "X-Man 3" was a waste of space, & "Rush Hour 3" was Just Part 1 & 2 combined!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  15. killahmovie24

    x3 was a failure and rush hour 3 was a mix of part 2 with some new stuff in it, i figure with a cast like that you would have to be almost useless to not pull off at least a "watchable"movie!

    4 years agoby @killahmovie24Flag

  16. -comrade-

    Brett Ratner and Mark Steven Johnson should fight to the death. Then the winner should be shot in the head.

    4 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  17. InsaneKane

    Never saw Rush Hour 3 but he sure did ruin X3!

    4 years agoby @insanekane87Flag

  18. Marcusx

    agreed ratners respect went down alot after rush hour 3 and x3 too

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  19. T.Clark

    OH, COME ON!!!!!!!!! I liked X3 (not as much as X2, though), but what, is this guy the "go-to" guy for movies who've lost directors!!! First he took Brian Singer's place, and now this! The guy directed the Rush Hour movies, he can't make this as dark as it was planned to be!!

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  20. JuiceBoxProductions

    Brett Ratner...Ruined Xmen3. Nuff said.

    4 years agoby @thejuiceman777Flag

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