For Some Purpose, Common Simply Revealed the New Wolf Man’s Grotesque Transformation

As we speak is January 7 and the subsequent full moon isn’t till January 13, however Common has determined at present’s the day to disclose the transformation scene from its new Wolf Man film, which opens January 17.

The “human turns into wolf” second is a vital sequence in any werewolf movie—Rick Baker’s visceral work in An American Werewolf in London stays the all-time champ, even after 4 many years—and although followers knew Wolf Man would inevitably current its personal model, it’s nonetheless somewhat odd to get a glimpse of Christopher Abbott’s character going by way of all that bushy agony out of context.

Nonetheless, props to the sound designers. That’s lots of icky-squicky bone snaps to inject into your earhole! Right here’s the clip:

It’s type of too darkish to essentially see particulars—glorious howl, although—so possibly director and co-writer Leigh Whannell, who additionally made the 2020 Invisible Man remake, additionally features a completely different transformation scene with higher lighting? There’s solely a lot you are able to do within the woods, even with a full moon.

That’s Abbott (Poor Issues) you see there, taking part in Blake, a person who returns to his childhood house in rural Oregon, the place he’s visited by his estranged spouse, Charlotte (Julia Garner of The Implausible 4: First Steps), and younger daughter (Matilda Firth). Because the movie’s synopsis tells us, the household is “attacked by an unseen animal and, in a determined escape, barricade themselves inside the house because the creature prowls the perimeter. Because the night time stretches on, nevertheless, Blake begins to behave surprisingly, remodeling into one thing unrecognizable, and Charlotte might be pressured to resolve whether or not the phobia inside their home is extra deadly than the hazard with out.”

Wolf Man‘s tag line guarantees “a brand new period of terror is right here,” although from what we’ve seen to date (together with the above scene), there’s not a hook as distinctive as Whannell’s re-imagining of Invisible Man as an epic story of gaslighting adopted by some very hard-earned revenge. However who is aware of what twists could but seem amid the tropes? Discover out when Wolf Man hits theaters January 17.

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