Ellen Page No Longer Involved in Teen Lesbian Werewolf Film

It’s a shame that I have to introduce this movie to the site by posting bad news about it. According to its IMDB page, Jack and Diane, which was to star Juno‘s Ellen Page, is about two teen lesbians who…

…meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. Diane’s charming innocence quickly begins to open Jack’s tough skinned heart. But, when Jack discovers that Diane is leaving the country in a week she tries to push her away. Diane must struggle to keep their love alive while hiding the secret that her newly awakened sexual desire is giving her werewolf-like visions.

Sounds interesting, right? Unfortunately, due to lack of funding and Ellen Page’s desire to protect her career’s rising star from colliding with controversy, Jack and Diane has run into trouble.

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Jun. 30th 2008

John Landis Open to American Werewolf Remake

Is nothing sacred? As reported by Bloody Disgusting and others, John Landis, director of American Werewolf In London, confirmed at HorrorHound that he would be open to doing a remake of his classic 1980s werewolf film. Landis owns the rights to AWIL, and is apparently “in talks” with people to resurrect David, Jack and Nurse Price. I don’t know about you, but I think that’s a terrible idea. What do you think? Should AWIL be “re-imagined” for 21st century audiences? Post your opinions in the comments.

Jun. 30th 2008

Werewolves Crave… Kentucky Fried Chicken?

You may have seen this trailer for a werewolf movie called Night Hunger floating around on YouTube recently. Grainy, scratchy film stock, wooden voice-overs, actors who all sound constipated, budget werewolf effects, buckets of gore– this has got to be a trailer for a trashy 1970’s grindhouse flick, right? Wrong.

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Jun. 27th 2008

American Werewolf in London on Blu-ray in 2009

John Landis has confirmed that the legendary film American Werewolf in London, which he directed, will be released on Sony’s Blue-ray format sometime in 2009.

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Jun. 25th 2008

Moon Knight vs. Werewolf By Night

Comic Book Resources has posted a few pages from June 16th’s double-sized issue of Moon Knight #20, in which Moon Knight brawls with… wait for it… Werewolf By Night!

From Comic Book Resource’s article:

Award winning television writer Mike Benson (Entourage) pits Moon Knight against an opponent fueled by instinct and rage…Werewolf by Night! With visually striking interiors from fan-favorite artist, Mike Deodato (Amazing Spider-Man, New Avengers, Thunderbolts), Moon Knight will have to release his inner demons and become what he faces if he hopes to survive against Werewolf by Night!
 

Jun. 21st 2008

Catching Up

Hey, everyone. Sorry for the silence over the past few days. I had some personal things to deal with, and connecting flights hither and yon. I’m back now, and the werewolf news will start flowing again shortly. Thanks for visiting!

Jun. 20th 2008

A.V. Club Interviews Toby Barlow

The A.V. Club (The Onion‘s more serious brother) has a nice, light interview with Toby Barlow, the author of Sharp Teeth. If you still haven’t read this gritty, beautiful and surprisingly heartfelt epic poem/novel about werewolves in Los Angeles, I suggest you get on down to your local bookseller and check it out.

Jun. 18th 2008

RIP Stan Winston: 1946 – 2008

Stan Winston, legendary special effects and creature designer, passed away at his Malibu home on Sunday the 15th after a seven-year battle with multiple myeloma. Winston created many of the 20th century’s iconic film special effects scenes, with a particular focus on creature design animatronics. You may know his work from the Jurassic Park films, the Terminator films, the Alien films, the Predator films. Winston also designed the Wolfman from The Monster Squad. We’ll miss you, Stan.

Jun. 17th 2008

Interview with Richard Tyson, “Big Bad Wolf” Werewolf Actor

Ringside Report has a lengthy interview (2015-04-12: link appears to be broken) with actor Richard Tyson, who played the smart-ass lycanthrope in the 2006 werewolf-attacks-college-students-in-remote-cabin film Big Bad Wolf. (more…)

Jun. 16th 2008

Wired.com Coolest Movie Metamorphoses Image Gallery

Wired.com is running a great image gallery about the Coolest Movie Metamorphoses. Two of the twelve transformations included are werewolf transformations– Lon Chaney’s Wolf Man and An American Werewolf in London.

Jun. 16th 2008