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18Nov2009

New French Poster (and Editors) for 'The Wolfman'

DateWednesday, November 18, 2009 at 9:13AM
I have good news and bad news. I was going to show off this new Wolfman poster on its own. This is the French version, and it's better than any of the ones for the US release, in my estimation. So, that's the good news.

The bad news is that the production woes for the film are still ongoing. The long-delayed monster movie now has new editors, according to Dread Central. Horror vet Mark Goldblatt and legendary editor Walter Murch have taken the case, replacing Dennis Virkler. That might not seem like a big deal, but editing is not just putting this shot with that one, and there's a lot more artistry to it than you might think.

This news comes after we learned that Universal hated the visual effects for the Wolfman character, which is the official reason given for knocking this movie back from early November to next February. But that wasn't the first speed bump, oh no. There was the departure of director Mark Romanek before this ever got off the ground, and then the film was featured at Comic Con 2008...when it was still going to be a spring 2009 release. That date got bumped to November, then we had the FX dust-up, and now this.

You never know for sure - Titanic was a notorious production, too - but there's only so many signs you need to see before you're fairly certain you want to stay away. With some movies, something with a title like The Hottie and the Nottie, you can make that decision pretty quickly. But you want this new version of The Wolfman to be good. But that seems a dimmer and dimmer prospect.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

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Mark Goldblatt? There yo go - now I'm interested.

Friday, November 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterTjei

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