The Wolf Man Remake Is a Go!

Universal monster fans can breathe--or howl--a sigh of relief. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding this project thanks to the ongoing WGA strike, Bloody-Disgusting broke the news this morning that the Mark Romanek-helmed remake of the 1941 classic The Wolf Man is back on track. Filming will begin on February 8 in London, and B-D also reports that additional casting is also underway.

To date, Benicio Del Toro has been cast in the starring royal of Larry Talbot, with Sir Anthony Hopkins playing Talbot's father (a role originated by Claude Rains) and Emily Blunt as the female lead. Make-up effects will be handled by the master himself, Rick Baker, who follows in the footsteps of the legendary Jack Pierce (seen here applying the original iconic get-up to Lon Chaney Jr.)

Depite the glut of horror remakes being put out right now, this is one project that I--and I think most other fans--continue to be very intrigued with. The big question is, how were they able to get this project off the ground again when it had previously been reported that the script was unfinished? Hmmm...is it possible that Baker might not be the only person on this project applying scabs?

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Folks, The Vault of Horror continues to grow in leaps and bounds. I'm proud to report that yesterday, thanks to the fine people at BlogBurst, this little blog was picked up for the first time by Reuters, that bastion of all things newsworthy. I've officially gone legit!