I’m sure some killjoy is going to nitpick the hell out of Rick Baker’s latest lycanthropic creation, but fuck ’em. This is how you do a werewolf.
Just don’t take this as a sign that Universal is moving Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman into ’08; they’re still locked into a February release (guess the studio’s looking to capitalize on those good Cursed vibes), and I doubt they’re in any mood to rush for a Halloween bow given their recently resolved director situation. Frankly, I don’t know why they decided to reveal their monster eleven months out, but if the film’s as gorgeously realized and lovingly detailed as Baker’s work, this is going to be a classic. Then again, I said the same thing about Norbit. And I was right.
You can get high-res pics of Benicio Del Toro’s tragically hirsute hero over at Entertainment Weekly, where they’ve also got a nice little interview with Baker. Here’s a telling excerpt:
RICK BAKER: You never know how the movie’s going to be, but from what we’ve done so far, which, mind you, hasn’t been very much, what I would say to fans is that at least you know that the guy who’s doing the makeup in the movie is coming from the same place they are — as a fan. I have a real appreciation for the old Universal classics. The old fanboy in me is jumping up and down here!
Love it. “My work’s gonna be great. Can’t vouch for the rest of the clods.”
The Wolfman will start bayin’ for bucks February 13, 2009.
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Wow, I actually don't have anything sarcastic or negative to say, actually looks kind of cool. Don't know how having a different director will matter, but I guess we'll see. If anyone can give a good performance under that, it's Benicio. Now, if I see that Chicago Earth Hour banner ad one more time, I am going to find where you live and burn your house down…
Nice. A little surprised they went with a normal, human eye approach.
Fuck, that looks great.
A very nice update of the original Universal Wolfman make up. Rick Baker has done it again.
He looks like he's wearing a bad Bob Dylan wig. Other that that, it looks great.
Did we expect anything less than pure excellence from Baker? As exciting as this pic makes me we'll have to wait and see if JJ can do the movie justice until we can reach a final verdict. He was not the most obvious choice for director but lets hope universal knows what they're doing.
Chicago earth ad…. hmmm haven't seen that one yet. I really hate the ads that are hidden in the text. You put your mouse over them and all of a sudden full audio and video are blasting out of a fucking window. Fuck you CHUD. I love you still though, don't get me wrong.
Rick Baker is awesome, loks really great!
woah
Looks great, but can he sniff out my stash? (Lame Teen Wolf joke #3,788)
Baker's way cool, you can rely on him to do an awesome makeup job. It's true, you can rely on his great work, but who knows what the movie's gonna be like.
Damn – looks nice!
this looks rad! Rick Baker, the old-school master, showing the young turks how its done. Watched 'I, Am Legend" last night. It was ruined by bad cgi creatures. This is how you do it. I'm officially excited.
Nice make-up and all-but I'm only going if Jenny Agutter shows her tits.
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