Joe Johnston’s Benicio del Toro led remake of “The Wolf Man” has seen a pretty lengthy delay after its original November 08 release date (was then scheduled for Spring ’09, now coming this Fall).
Now, the film is reportedly undergoing reshoots in the U.K.. While the extent of the reshooting is not known, one described scene being redone is a CGI-based one involving two werewolves “going up the walls and other bits of business” according to renowned stuntman Vic Armstrong, which would then be integrated into previous footage (and the official website for this thing and photos have been sitting around for what feels like ages).
There’s a chance not even Johnston, Del Toro or any of the main players are involved in this but the whole ordeal does question the validity of previous marketing based reasons cited for the film’s delays. Still, they seem minor enough to say, no cause for major alarm.
The film also stars Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving and the great Geraldine Chaplin, so at least they hired a good cast for something that is hopefully far above your average monster film. And the direction that del Toro has hinted towards in interviews, vintage Wolfman, sounds astute. (and ideally far better than anything Jack Nicholson appeared in, Mike Nichols what were you thinking?). “The Wolfman” is due November 6. [Dark Horizons]