Werewolf By Night, Marvel Studios' first ever Special presentation, debuted on Disney+ last year, and opened the door to a whole new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that's yet to be further explored.
The black-and-white, horror-tinged Halloween Special really was a first for the franchise, paying homage to the classic Universal monster movies with its noirish style, creepy atmosphere and heightened levels of violence.
Werewolf By Night introduced several new characters such as Elsa Bloodstone (Laura Donnelly) Ted, aka Man-Thing (Carey Jones), and the titular lycanthrope himself, Jack Russell (Gael García Bernal), and fans have been eager for an update on their potential return.
Following a Collider-hosted screening of the full-color re-release of WBN (which premieres on Disney+ tomorrow), director Michael Giacchino confirmed that discussions about doing more with the characters have taken place, but hasn't been made aware of any concrete plans.
"There's always talk," he said. "But, you know, until somebody decides to spend a penny, nothing happens yet. So, hopefully. My wish is that, yes, there will be more with these characters. I would love to, and I have ideas of what I would love to do with them, and it's all crazy and nuts, but I think that's the only way to go about it. So, hopefully, one day. Hopefully, one day."
Giacchino also revealed that they didn't tone down or cut any of the gore for the color version. "As it turns out, they didn't seem to care because they didn't make us take any of it out or pump down any of the reds or anything."
Check out the trailer for Werewolf By Night In Color below.
"On a dark and sombre night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader; the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic."
Werewolf by Night stars Gael García Bernal as Jack Russell / the Werewolf; A monster hunter who has been afflicted with a curse; Laura Donnelly as Elsa Bloodstone, Ulysses Bloodstone's estranged daughter who dislikes her family's tradition of hunting monsters; Harriet Sansom Harris as Verussa Bloodstone, Ulysses's widow and Elsa's stepmother who leads the secret group of monster hunters.
Also appearing as the additional monster hunters are Kirk R. Thatcher as Jovan, Eugenie Bondurant as Azarel, Leonardo Nam as Liorn, and Daniel J. Watts as Barasso. Al Hamacher appears as Billy Swan, the Bloodstones' servant; and Carey Jones provides the motion-capture of Ted / Man-Thing.