Werewolf Painting up for UK Art Award

A painting featuring a werewolf is in the running for the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize. Woman Surprised By Werewolf, a painting by Stuart Pearson Wright, is one of 40 paintings vying for the first prize of £25,000. As reported by guardian.co.uk, ArtDaily.org and Times Online, the painting was inspired by An American Werewolf in London. All 40 paintings will be exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool between September 20th and January 4th, and the winners will be announced the first day of the exhibition.

Preliminary sketches (NSFW warning for artistic nudity) for Woman Surprised By Werewolf can be found on Wright’s site.

Jul. 27th 2008

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans – Photos and Interview

Rhona Mitra in Underworld 3

FirstShowing.net has got some great photos of Rhona Mitra, the werewolf death-dealer in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. Sorry, no werewolf photos yet, but according to this MoviesOnline interview with director Patrick Tatopoulos, the film’ story is seen “from the eyes of the werewolf. We are not seeing it from the eyes of the vampires anymore.” Sounds promising!

Click the thumbnail to see the rest of the images, or here to read the interview with Tatopoulos. Thanks to ArcLight for the tip!

Jul. 27th 2008

Photo Gallery: A Brief History of Werewolves in Film

The Los Angeles Times has an 11-photo gallery of iconic/important werewolves from the history of film. Selections include Henry Hull as the Werewolf of London, Michael Landon as the Teenage Werewolf and, amusingly, Jason Bateman as Teen Wolf.

Jul. 26th 2008

Never Cry Werewolf Available for Pre-Order

Never Cry Werewolf DVD

If you just can’t get enough of Never Cry Werewolf, or if you weren’t able to catch it when it ran on SciFi, there’s good news! Amazon is accepting pre-orders for the movie’s September 16 release on DVD.

Jul. 26th 2008

The Wolfman Official Site

The official site for Universal’s highly-anticipated remake of The Wolfman has appeared. At the moment it’s quite light on content, having only a Story page that gives a back-of-the-DVD-style synopsis of the plot, and an Image gallery that has three photos we’ve seen before, including the two (still completely excellent) photos of star Benicio Tel Toro in werewolf makeup. Yet despite its simplicity, the site is atmospheric and well-designed. I look forward to seeing it fill up with new content over the coming months.

Visit the site at www.thewolfmanmovie.com.

Jul. 25th 2008

Cover Art for Werewolf Women of the S.S.

Werewolf Women of the S.S. Comic Cover

Rob Zombie has posted the cover art for the first issue of Werewolf Women of the S.S., the comic based on the Grindhouse trailer I mentioned last week. The artwork is by David Hartman, and while there’s no other details available yet, I’m sure Zombie will keep teasing us with tidbits of info over the coming weeks.

Click the thumbnail for the full (mildly NSFW) cover. Thanks again to ArcLight for the tip.

Jul. 21st 2008

Ben Templesmith Welcomes You to Hoxford

Welcome To HoxfordAs August and the release of Ben Templesmith’s new comic series Welcome To Hoxford draws ever-closer, anticipation is starting to build. Comic Book Resources has posted an IDW press release about the werewolf-themed title. From that press release:

Raymond Delgado is the newest inmate at the Hoxford Correctional Facility and Mental Institution. He has no hope of release, parole, rehabilitation, or decent conversation. Ray hasn’t been taking his medication. No surprises there. On a good day, he’ll tell you he’s Zeus and only bite your arm off–literally. On a bad day, you won’t have time to scream to the prison guard for help.

Templesmith’s previous work has received many accolades. Here’s hoping Hoxford is equally excellent– werewolf media needs the help!

Jul. 18th 2008

Rob Zombie’s Werewolf Women to Get Their Own Comic

Werewolf Women of the S.S. posterAs reported on his blog and discussed by myriad other sources, Rob Zombie is planning a comic series based on Werewolf Women of the S.S., one of the trailers-for-fake-movies that ran with Grindhouse. There’s no other information available at the moment —no release date, publisher or artist— but as soon as that info becomes available, you know we’ll post it here schnell. Oh, and if you’d like to see the original (probably NSFW) trailer, here you go.

Jul. 17th 2008

“The Wolfman” Preview at San Diego Comic-Con

If you’re lucky enough to be attending the San Diego Comic-Con on Friday the 25th, check out Hall H at 2:00 PM for a sneak peak at footage from The Wolfman, and a presentation from the film’s official werewolf-creator and special effects god, Rick Baker. From the SDCC site:

For its upcoming action-horror film The Wolfman, Universal will showcase new footage and a presentation from the title monster’s creator, six-time Oscar-winning special effects artist Rick Baker.

Jul. 14th 2008

Wolf Lake Marathon on SciFi

If you’re a fan of the short-lived TV series Wolf Lake, you might want to get your DVR ready– SciFi is running a Wolf Lake marathon through July and into August. Starting July 16th, they’ll be showing every episode of the first (and only) season! Follow the Read More link for a full schedule, courtesy of ArcLight.

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Jul. 13th 2008