ROTTEN TOMATOES: Get an Eyeful of Benicio del Toro as The Wolfman!

Get an Eyeful of Benicio del Toro as The Wolfman!

Plus: Rick Baker talks about the making of the beast.

by Jeff Giles | March 20, 2008

Joe Johnston's remake of The Wolfman won't be arriving in theaters until next year, but why wait 'til then to get a look at Benicio del Toro in all that makeup?

Renowned makeup artist Rick Baker -- most recently known as "the reason Norbit got an Oscar nomination" -- sat down for a chat with Entertainment Weekly recently, and he was kind enough to bring a pair of stills to give folks an idea of what to expect when the remake shows its claws. Observe:

Click over to EW.com for the exclusive hi-res images

Not bad, eh?

As it turns out, Baker's an entertaining interviewee, even without the stills -- he held forth on a number of Wolfman-related topics, including the challenges of turning his leading man into a werewolf ("he's practically the Wolfman already") to the toughest projects he's ever worked on ("I had to turn Eddie Murphy into a believable old Chinese man"). To read the full interview, click on the link below!

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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andygates23 writes:
on Mar 20 2008 05:13 AM

Nice.

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pota1974 writes:
on Mar 20 2008 05:16 AM

Rick Baker is awesome! His work is so much better than CGI.

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Gimy writes:
on Mar 20 2008 05:27 AM

yeah if you can say you got Norbit an Oscar nom, thats like saying you got Rosie Odonnell to win the Boston marathon. phew...

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SpikesInMySkull writes:
on Mar 20 2008 05:29 AM

More like saying Rosie Odonnell ran poorly in the Boston Marathon and everyone laughed about it.

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SpikesInMySkull writes:
on Mar 20 2008 05:32 AM

Interesting to see that they're actually going with the "Wolfman" style of werewolf considering that's be out of style for decades what with all the "American Werewolf in London" and "The Howling" type things out there. The advantage to leaving some human in there is that it allows the man in the werewolf to act instead of just looks scary.

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Warheart1188 writes:
on Mar 20 2008 05:34 AM

In reply to this comment (#1643278)
The makeup is great but Johnston directing is my only worry.

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 20 2008 05:35 AM

Could do without the 80s mullet style haircut though other than that looks okay.

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rumstoner writes:
on Mar 20 2008 05:37 AM

Always thankful whenever traditional methods are used over CGI. Wolfy looks great - let's hope the rest of the film follows suit.

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crystalwhiteeyes writes:
on Mar 20 2008 05:53 AM

"KICK HIM IN THE NARDS!!"

"He doesn't have Nards"......*BAM*.....

"Wolfman's got nards!!"

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Fondude Sixer writes:
on Mar 20 2008 06:02 AM

Gorgeous. Except the 80's do, true. Still, overall, A-, guys.

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ThinPhantom writes:
on Mar 20 2008 06:04 AM

In reply to this comment (#1643311)
Classic! Wish they still made em like this.

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John Z. Delorean writes:
on Mar 20 2008 06:22 AM

This is an example of why makeup whenever possible is the way to go over CG crap that most people still can't get right. As far as Johnston doing this does that mean it'll be disneyed out jumanji, rocketeer crap or just plain Jurassic Park 3 crap.

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MarkMortimer writes:
on Mar 20 2008 06:57 AM

Amazing!
I love it.

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SLADE775 writes:
on Mar 20 2008 07:38 AM

Good to know that the Wolfman has time to visit the dentist.

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akatsuki writes:
on Mar 20 2008 07:45 AM

Nightmares...can Rick make it anymore real??? He turned Benicio del Toro into a Freaking Monster!

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Mar 20 2008 08:57 AM

...This looks pretty freakin' cool, but for my money, I'll take Jack.

http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/18/65/11/39/18834812.jpg

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matt878 writes:
on Mar 20 2008 09:02 AM

Whoa, thats some great make-up. Baker is a genius with make-up. Del Toro looks intense and freaky looking. I think this might give this movie make-up nominee in 2 years at the oscars,

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trpsomewhere writes:
on Mar 20 2008 11:26 AM

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I really thought Wolverine should look a bit like this! :-)

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ZildjianPro writes:
on Mar 20 2008 03:01 PM

i thought it was going to be pictures of Benicio del Toro with the make up on. what a dissapointment. Just kidding he's one of my favorite actors. Can't wait for the movie to come out.

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Defshep writes:
on Mar 24 2008 04:46 AM

The makeup looks great! Baker is a true artist with this stuff. I appreciate this kind of effects work so much more than cgi. Look at American Werewolf, The Howling, etc. Practical makeup is much more realistic. I'm glad modern films like Underworld went with makeup (mostly) over cgi. It was much more effective, than say, Van Helsing, in which the effects looked terrible!

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