ROTTEN TOMATOES: The Wolf Man Needs a Director

The Wolf Man Needs a Director

Will poor Benicio del Toro ever get to howl at the moon?

by Jeff Giles | January 30, 2008

Universal can't catch a break: first, the studio has to spackle over Brad Pitt's last-minute departure from State of Play, and now, weeks before filming was scheduled to begin, director Mark Romanek has left The Wolf Man.

Variety reports that Romanek's departure is being chalked up to the ever-popular "creative differences," and relays that Universal is showing a stiff upper lip, saying "the studio maintains that Romanek left the project in strong shape and that it expects to set another director quickly."

With a February 18 start date looming, it had better be really quickly -- or star Benicio del Toro, who has been attached to the project for what seems like forever, will have more waiting to do.

Source: Variety

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twinsfan2715 writes:
on Jan 30 2008 07:55 AM

am i finally first?

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zgberg writes:
on Jan 30 2008 08:20 AM

In reply to this comment (#1540609)
are we getting a CGI Lon Chaney jr?

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 30 2008 08:58 AM

I think this could be a really good movie, I like Bencio Del Toro, also come on Andrew Kevin Walker (Sevn,Fight Ckub) wrote it.

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Shatter24 writes:
on Jan 30 2008 10:16 AM

They have to use make-up and limit CGI if they make this. CGI werewolves suck. Maybe use Alex Proyas as director or that Cuaron fella (Children of Men), or Sam Raimi (he's good with monster movies and w/ heart).

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opalglassman writes:
on Jan 30 2008 10:33 AM

ill be more then glad to make it ...

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Ruckas356 writes:
on Jan 30 2008 11:05 AM

wolf man.... oh god....

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GravitaZ writes:
on Jan 30 2008 11:43 AM

Is this a remake of the old monster movie, or about that radio DJ??

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Rockslide writes:
on Jan 30 2008 11:53 AM

GravitaZ- what about its about BOTH of them, the radio DJ who turns into a werewolf starring Martin Lawrence and his snarky producer Judge Reinhold.

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dahluzz writes:
on Jan 30 2008 12:49 PM

no, tim allen should be the wolf man so he can do that husky-voiced bark/call he used to do in home improvement.

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JpPrewitt789 writes:
on Jan 30 2008 04:20 PM

BRETT RATNER MAY BE DIRECTING WOLFMAN!!!

Ruh-Roh...

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35454

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Jimbo93 writes:
on Jan 30 2008 05:11 PM

They need to get a competent director because I really want this to be a good film. The old one is great.

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Simple Minded writes:
on Jan 30 2008 05:34 PM

Ratner better not direct this.

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harrismonkey writes:
on Jan 30 2008 08:06 PM

Romanek leaving is a bad sign. He was quite possibly the best music video director ever, and his first feature One Hour Photo pointed very strongly to him being a very solid feature director as well. If he's left it probably means the studio is hell bent on making a crappy movie and wasn't about to let him stop them.

This raises the other ugly question, will we ever get another Romanek movie? He's had a ton of very interesting sounding ones fall through since One Hour Photo. :(

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SpikesInMySkull writes:
on Jan 31 2008 11:11 AM

I'll do it.

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