Werewolf by Night is showing its claws as the potentially surprise hit of the MCU’s Disney+ offerings to date. As well as its first trailer bringing a delightfully macabre black and white homage to the Universal horrors of the 1930s and 1940s, the first reviews of the Marvel Special Presentation has suggested something dark, violent and very unexpected coming this Halloween. With the cast led by Gael Garcia Bernal, the monster mash one-shot is about to tear up the Marvel Studios rulebook and lead down a new, exciting dark path for the franchise.
While the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been known for keeping everything family-friendly so far, recently the studio has hinted that things are about to change, with many new characters from across the Marvel spectrum coming home to the mother of the all interconnected TV and movie universes. That includes the likes of the R-rated Deadpool 3, the reinvention of Daredevil and the coming of darker characters such as Blade and Moon Knight. Werewolf by Night is another example of a supernatural Marvel character who doesn’t quite align with the family-orientated offerings of the big screen.
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Now, with just a week to go until the MCU lycanthrope wolfs out on Disney+, the initial reviews of the special have started to roll in, and they have been overwhelmingly positive for what has already been hailed as the best MCU show on Disney+ so far. As noted by one review, this also bodes well for the coming of other horror icons such as Blade. Check out the reactions below:
Michael Giacchino Surprised Kevin Feige With His Werewolf By Night Pitch
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Werewolf by Night has been one of the most closely guarded secrets of the MCU, with its first official announcement not being made until just a month before its premiere date. However, since the big reveal at Disney’s D23 Expo earlier this month, the buzz around the Marvel horror story has been growing very fast. It seems that director Michael Giacchino’s original pitch for the special was a big surprise to Marvel boss Kevin Feige. Giacchino previously revealed:
Werewolf by Night stars Gael Garcia Bernal in the lead role, alongside Laura Donnelly, Harriet Samson Harris, Eugenie Bondurant, Kirk R. Thatcher, Leonardo Nam, and Al Hamacher. Peter Cameron and Heather Quin, previously of WandaVision and Hawkeye respectively, have provided the script, with Kevin Feige executive producing. Werewolf by Night will be making its premiere on Disney+ on Oct. 7.
“It was funny because [Kevin Feige] was talking to me and said, ‘So what would you want to do?’ And I was like, ‘I want to do Werewolf by Night.’ And he looked at me like, ‘Really? Like really? Werewolf-’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s what I want.’ He was like, ‘Wow. Okay, alright. Let’s talk about that.’ And the conversation just kept going, and going, and going, and then, and here we are now.”
