Universal Pictures is rebooting The Wolfman for a straight-to-DVD franchise
The studio is currently seeking out writers to tackle a new incarnation of the classic monster tale. Like the 2010 movie The Wolfman, this remake will also be a period piece, although no other plot details were revealed.
The Wolfman took in $61 million at the domestic box office and just under $140 million worldwide. The production budget was listed at $150 million.
The move is similar to Universal's straight-to-DVD franchise it launched with Death Race 2 in January.
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.
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Monkeyiron 2.0
Didnt thes dudes get an academy award for bes make up and costume
I thought the remake wasa descent film no need for a reboot but if they do can it be called "Son of the wolfman"
2 years agoby @Monkey-ironFlag
Equialuv
I thought the Wolfman was pretty good, so I don't see the need to remake it yet again. They need to focus more on figuring out new ideas and not just recycling the same thing over and over again - boring!
2 years agoby @equialuvFlag
thedude-abides
This new one wasn't even bad. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. No reason for this, aside from the obvious.
2 years agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
Vincente 'Avengers' Alonso
The f*ck? Just...the f*ck!?
2 years agoby @vincente-avengers-alonsoFlag
JonSpidey07
really?
they have nothing better to do?
these guys just won an Oscar for Best Makeup Effects :/
2 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag
CelluloidDreams
WHY!?!?!?
2 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
ejk1
They should just remaster the Lon Chaney version.
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
LuxoIII
This is ridiculous.
2 years agoby @brady1138Flag
Mutant
Straight to DVD is gone. It will be on the internet then
2 years agoby @zenderFlag
Masta_Chiefed
Ok.... Universal sucks.
2 years agoby @masta-chiefedFlag
Edwardwood
Straight to dvd, thats great. I didn't think The Wolfman was all that bad.
2 years agoby @edwardwoodFlag
Dan
So now they're rebooting movies less then a year old. Very classy.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
Furankisan
Now their over doing it. We got True Blood. That's enough werewolves to go around. And the Wolfman did not deserve the Oscar. They replaced a lot of Baker's work with CG. What a joke that was.
2 years agoby @furankisanFlag
Emmytt
idiots
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
Daveactor7
@K-man again agreed lmao the wolfman deserved that best makeup oscar
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
Daveactor7
@K-man completely agreed
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
K-Man
But I will admit, the makeup and prosthetics were absolute phenomenal.
2 years agoby @k-manFlag
K-Man
I thought the Wolfman was going to be a lot better than what it ended up being. There were scenes that glimpsed at what it had *potential* to be but in the end it was just a generic Hollywood mess!
It was scenes like that stupid werewolf showdown at the end, which was so utterly retarded and mindless, that was the film's demise. Hollywood needs to learn that sometimes, less is more.
Its too bad that Mark Romanek left the project just a couple months before it was due to go before cameras because with him behind the camera would have been MUCH better. Not to mention several things in the script were changed once Joe Johnson got on board.
What a shame.
2 years agoby @k-manFlag
MovieWiz001
remake this, remake that, here's a new remake, wow that was fun LET'S DO IT AGAIN!!!!! Please guys, quit rebooting for a while!!
2 years agoby @moviewiz001Flag
CUPID
@rojodiablo Totally agree i liked the movie a reboot not really called for especially a straight to DVD reboot, PASS.
2 years agoby @cupidFlag
RojoDiablo
I actually enjoyed Del Toro's Wolfman myself and feel it should have made more money than it did and I see no reason to make a reboot, even if it's straight to video.
2 years agoby @rojodiabloFlag