For Some Reason, Universal Just Revealed the New Wolf Man’s Gruesome Transformation

Today is January 7th and the next full moon isn’t until January 13th, but Universal decided to release the transformation scene today. his new wolf man The movie, which opens on January 17.

The “man becomes wolf” moment is a pivotal sequence in any case Werewolf movies—Rick Baker’s visceral work An American Werewolf in London Still an all-time champ four decades later—and the fans know it wolf man Will inevitably present his own version, it’s still a bit odd to glimpse Christopher Abbott’s character going through all the hairy pains out of context.

Still, props to the sound designer. That many icky-squicky bone snaps injected into your ear canal! Here’s the clip:

The details look really bleak—awesome moans, though—so maybe director and co-writer Leigh Hahnel, who made 2020 invisible man Does the remake include a different transition scene with better lighting? You can do a lot in the woods, even with a full moon.

that Abbott (poor thing) You see, playing Blake, a man who returns to his childhood home in rural Oregon, where he meets his estranged wife, Charlotte (Julia Garner). The Fantastic Four: The First Step), and young daughter (Matilda Firth). As the film’s synopsis tells us, the family “is attacked by an unseen creature and, in a desperate escape, barricades themselves inside the house as the creature moves around. As the night wears on, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforms into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte is forced to make a decision. will be whether the terror inside their home is more lethal than the threat without.”

wolf manIts tag line promises that “a new era of terror is here,” though from what we’ve seen so far (including the scene above), there’s no hook as distinct as Hannell’s reimagining. invisible man As an epic tale of gaslighting followed by some very hard-earned revenge. But who knows what twists to the tropes may yet emerge? Find out when wolf man Hits theaters on January 17.

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