We got a first look at some footage from Marvel Studios' Werewolf By Night during yesterday's D23 presentation via a bizarre, surprisingly gory trailer, and Disney+ has now debuted some new poster art for the upcoming Halloween Special.
While the likes of Moon Knight and the Doctor Strange movies have included horror elements, Werewolf By Night looks like it's going to be Marvel Studios first full-on foray into the genre. The black-and-white teaser gives of an old-school, grindhouse creature feature vibe, as a group of monster hunters come to realize that a member of the team is one of the very beasts they've been pursuing.
We get a glimpse of Gael Garcia Bernal as Jack Russell, Laura Donnelly as Elsa Bloodstone, Man-Thing, and more. Russell is not shown fully transformed, but the poster might give is a better idea of the werewolf design they're going with.
During the presentation, director Michael Giacchino said that his take on Werewolf By Night was inspired by horror movies from the 1930s and '40s. The composer also compared the special to Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist, adding that it will have "the right level of scares."
Though very little has been officially revealed about this "Special Presentation," based on what we see here, there's a very good chance the extensive plot leak that did the rounds earlier this year was accurate.
Werewolf By Night will premiere on Disney+ just in time for Halloween on October 7.
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