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Here’s another trailer for The Wolfman

Liam — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:44:12 +0000

Today Apple debuted a new trailer for Universal’s remake of The Wolfman. This trailer is quite different to the first one we got as it’s just a montage of scenes, whereas the teaser was your typical trailer which set up the story and characters. As we are moving closer to it’s February release date the visuals are nearing completion and some scenes look bad ass. Watch below!

The Wolfman stars Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Hugo Weaving, and is directed by Jurassic Park 3 director Joe Johnston.

The Wolfman trailer!

Liam — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:43:56 +0000

Last month Universal decided to push The Wolfman back from November 6th 2009 to February 12th 2010, which annoyed a few people as it’s the second time the film had been pushed back. However, to easy the pain Universal promised that we would finally be getting a trailer, and that trailer is now online. Watch below!

I’m liking the look of the film. Dark and moody. The transformation scenes look quite cool too, and I’m glad they look nothing like what we saw in Van Helsing. Assuming they don’t push it back again, it looks like we will have a decent monster movie on our hands come February.

Universal talks The Wolfman delay. We will be getting a trailer soon!

Liam — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:37:57 +0000

Yesterday we heard that Universal had pushed The Wolfman’s release date back once again from November 6th 2009 to February 12th 2010, and there was talk that recent reshooting was to blame. However, Universal have now commented on why they decided to delay the hairy one, and revealed that we will be getting a trailer in a few weeks!

From ShockTillYouDrop:

I’ll start with the good stuff. You’re going to see a trailer sooner than later. Attached to Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds on August 21st, in fact.
I’ve spoken to my reps at Universal and have been informed the release shift had much to do with box office potential.
In its November 6th slot, the Joe Johnston film would have been going up against Disney’s A Christmas Carol, whereas in February it faces little competition (although The Cabin in the Woods opens one week earlier). Futhermore, from a marketing standpoint, Universal wanted to ensure all of the FX were complete so they could use them in the ad campaign.

So not only will we get a trailer for The Wolfman, August 21st is also the day we will get a trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar!

If you can’t wait that long to see Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Hugo Weaving in action, click here to see some blurry footage that was presented at last years Comic Con.

Weaving not onboard The Hobbit. Not yet anyway.

Liam — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:25:43 +0000

Last week The Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro told the BBC that Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen and Hugo Weaving would be reprising their roles in the film, however it seems he got a little ahead of himself as Weaving told Moviehole that he hasn’t signed up just yet.

“I knew that if and when it happened I’d get a call and we’d chat about it, but I haven’t spoken to anyone about it. Someone said to me ‘I hear you’re doing the Hobbit?’ I said ‘Well, um, probably’, they said “No, no. you’ve signed on’. I haven’t actually talked to anyone about it. Doesn’t mean I won’t be doing it, [I’m] just not onboard yet.”
Weaving hasn’t met the prequel’s director but says the he’s “really excited that [Del Toro] is directing. He’s a fantastic choice – an absolutely wonderful choice, just brilliant. It’d be good to get back together with Andy Serkis and Ian McKellan, and whoever else comes back – there’s not many other characters that could come back I guess. Bilbo is back, but you’ve got to have a much younger version of the character. Whereas Elves and Wizards it doesn’t matter – you might just have to age me back though”, he laughs.

I’m pretty sure most of the cast would return if asked and if their schedules allowed it. Even Cate Blanchett who only had a small role in the trilogy said she would be happy to come back. The Lord of the Rings cast are great.

Guillermo del Toro confirms Hugo Weaving will be in The Hobbit

Liam — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:48:21 +0000

Guillermo del Toro said last week that he would be revealing casting details for The Hobbit in a few weeks time, namely who will be playing Bilbo Baggins. However, today del Toro appeared on a radio show in the UK and gave a little more information about The Hobbit. He confirmed that Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis would be back, but we’ve known and assumed that for a while, however he also revealed that Hugo Weaving will be back as Elrond. It looks like the old gang will be getting back together!

From the BBC’s Simon Mayo show (via /Film):

Mayo then asked if Andy Serkis is back, which prompted Guillermo to confirm a nice little trio of casting locks:
“Yes [and] Ian McKellen is back, [and] Hugo Weaving in the roles they originated in the trilogy.”

Guillermo del Toro also spoke about Smaug and explained that only now, after eight months of design work have they “cracked the basic engineering.” He suspects that they will need another six or seven months of application there before Smaug is ready for his close up.

Hopefully we will learn who’ll be playing Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming weeks as Guillermo promised, and possibly more casting news over the coming months. December 2011 seems so far away!

Hugo Weaving and Michael Bay confirm Megatron will be in Transformers 2

Liam — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:52:52 +0000

Hugo Weaving recently spoke to AdelaideNow and let slip that he’ll be returning as the voice of Megatron in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

“I’ve already done it,” Weaving says, adding Bay had told him to keep the news hush-hush. “He’s over in LA and we were working on the video split sort of thing and I had this strange conversation where he seemed to imply it was all a big secret. So there you go, I’ve given you the secret scoop.”
Weaving is coy about revealing too much, but does give a tiny hint.
“I think in the last one, doesn’t Optimus Prime pick up a little bit of, a little shard of the cube, or the thing that’s left, and he takes it with him. Maybe there’s something there… but I don’t know,” he laughs.

This revelation led director Michael Bay to post a message of his official site confirming the news. Bay had previous been trying to keep it a secret, even telling Empire Magazine that “He’s not in this movie.’’

Okay cat is out of the bag. Megatron is back —- but you will only get to see him from the long lost past. We go way back in time as this movie explains the mythology of the Primes. He is not a tank like everyone suggests, but an alien vehicle. But sadly he does not has much screen time.
Michael

Hugh Jackman and Hugo Weaving lending voices to Guardians of Ga’Hoole

Liam — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:05:29 +0000

According to The Daily Telegraph Hugh Jackman and Hugo Weaving will be voicing characters in Zack Snyder’s Guardians of Ga’Hoole. The animated movie is based on a series of books written by Kathryn Lasky. The books are set in the Forest of Tyto where Barn Owls live in peace until their kingdom is threatened by an evil that could destroy their home. The script for the adaptation was written by John Orloff (A Mighty Heart) and John Collee (Happy Feet).

The Wolfman Footage

Liam — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:41:24 +0000

Comic Con has been over a couple of days now but the footage is still coming in from those sneaky people with recording devices!

At The Wolfman panel Benicio del Toro, Emily Blunt and Rick Baker were there to talk about the movie, then the trailer was shown. It is dark, gothic and rather refreshing to see something different with no explosions in sight.

The Wolfman will be out in April 2009 and the cast includes Benicio del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving and Anthony Hopkins.

New Images Of Benicio Del Toro And Hugo Weaving On The Wolfman Set

Liam — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:43:47 +0000

The Gazette and Herald ran an article yesterday about the filming of The Wolfman in the small English town of Lacock. Included in the article were two images of Benicio Del Toro And Hugo Weaving on set, dressed in their Victorian costumes.

The article also told us how a barn had been transformed into a gruesome set “where huge blocks of ice and models of dead bodies were strewn across the floor and hanging by metal hooks.”.

Sounds lovely. I can’t wait!

Producer Scott Stuber Talks Wolfman!

Liam — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:26:51 +0000

Empire got a chance to speak to The Wolfman producer Scott Stuber. He talks about why they released images of Benicio Del Toro as the Wolfman so early, how closely they are keeping to the 1941 original, the filming, the cast, the change in director and the possibility of future monster movies. Here is a preview:

Does having Rick Baker mean that all Wolfman effects will be physical, rather than CG?
We really want to stick to the physical stuff. So much of what we’re trying to accomplish is that when Benicio is the wolf, you really know it’s Benicio Del Toro and you have the eyes and the emotion of what he is. That way you don’t disassociate your emotion and you realise that the person, Lawrence Talbot, who you’ve got to know in the daytime is still Lawrence Talbot at night. That way you’re empathetic towards him, you’re angry towards him, you feel for him. You wouldn’t get that with a completely CG creature who you disassociate from Benicio Del Toro. There will inevitably be some CG work to help with some of the transformation, but it’s a Rick Baker-centric film and that’s what we wanted from the get-go.

For the whole interview click here!