Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man is coming our way early next year, but before that, a much less serious and more action-oriented werewolf movie is set to howl into theaters.
The first trailer for writer/director Steven C. Miller's Werewolves is now online. The movie, which has been described as "The Purge with werewolves," has a killer premise: "One year ago, a Supermoon turned millions into werewolves. This December, it’s happening again.”
What more could you possibly need to know?
Frank Grillo (Creature Commandos, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) plays the lead, with Katrina Law (NCIS), Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather Of Harlem), James Michael Cummings (City On The Hill) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns) in supporting roles.
“We are super excited to be releasing Werewolves later this year exclusively in theatres,” said Myles Nestel, co-CEO of The Solution. “Our cast is incredible from the amazing Frank Grillo to powerhouse performances from Katrina Law and Ilfenesh Hadera. The use of practical werewolves designed and built by Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr (known from the Alien and Predator series) takes the genre back to its roots in a fresh and exciting way.”
This looks like it should be a good laugh at the very least, although the creature design has come in for some criticism. The werewolves look pretty good in most of the teaser (the VFX is certainly impressive for a mid-budget project), but there are a couple of slightly ropey shots.
Check out the trailer for yourselves below, along with an awesome poster from Creepy Duck Design, and let us know what you think.
Werewolves is rated “R” for “Violence, some gore, and language.”
“A supermoon event triggers a latent gene in every human on the planet, turning anyone who entered the moonlight into a werewolf for that one night. Chaos ensued and close to a billion people died. Now, a year later, the Supermoon is back.”
From Briarcliff Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group, Steven C. Miller’s Werewolves is set to hit theaters on December 6, 2024.