According to the UHM website, there's a lot of movies about werewolves to look forward to next year.
First up..."An American Werewolf in London" yes it's a remake and there's really not a lot of information out about it yet, but here's what I was able to find out.
* Fernley Phillips (The Number 23) is said to be writing the script, which will reportedly be a "modern" take.
* It's said that the Weinstein's plan for this to be in 3D.
* The Furst brothers also produced the upcoming vampire film Daybreakers.
* Dimension Films and Sean and Bryan Furst are developing this remake.
* The obvious remake to 1981 horror-comedy from director John Landis.
3D? Not too thrilled about that as I am not big on 3D, but what also has me worried is this "modern" take. It seems all of the remakes have been modernized, and in so doing, butchered. The original 1981 is a classic and had some amazing special effects for its time. Right up there with John Carpenter's "The Thing". The worst they could do is overdo the CG effects and make it look like shit. Yes CG can create some impressive effects, there's no denying that. But why must we rely heavily on it? Too much can ruin a good thing, just look at SyFy originals? Okay bad example of half-assed CG, but still. Anyways, thumbs down for Hollywood wanting to remake this film. On to the next!
The next movie that caught my interest is called "Human". It's definitely a twist on the usual werewolf story-telling, but anyways this is the basic plot.
"A wolf turns into a man after getting bitten by a woman during the full moon. The wolf-turned-human seeks shelter in a nearby remote housing camp, which happens to be headed by the woman who bit him and two rival males. Before the night is over the "humans" will learn the true nature of the strange woman and themselves. The fight for the female is on." Is that not bizarre?
Definitely an original concept which is what I look for in my horror these days.
This current film is still in development and was written by Doug Taylor who wrote Splice, and is going to be directed by AJ Annila, who had this to say; "# "I want to take this style of film and turn it on its head. What would happen if a human bit a wolf, and human blood entered a wolf? With Human I expect to do totally different kind of werewolf film, so don’t expect anything familiar to this sub-genre."
* Director AJ Annila also worked on the Finnish horror art film Sauna.
Another working title for this gem is "The Human Animal"
I think this sounds really interesting, and this is one I am looking forward to!
Hooray for originality!
