Darkness will now be lurking in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Werewolf By Night enters the picture for the fourth phase of the franchise. Check out everything you need to know to be prepared for the upcoming special presentation on Disney+!
Werewolf By Night Release Date: When Will the Marvel Special Come Out?
During Disney's D23 Expo 2022, the release date of Marvel's special presentation, Werewolf By Night, will be happening on October 7, 2022, forming part of MCU's Phase Four.
The official synopsis, poster, and trailer for Werewolf By Night was also presented on the same day by Kevin Feige, Michael Giacchino, Gael Garcia Bernal and Laura Donnelly.
Werewolf By Night Cast: Who are the Actors Included in the Marvel Special?
Gael García Bernal will be playing Jack Russell, the original version of Werewolf By Night, who, in the comics, came from Transylvania and is a descendant to a line of lycanthropy-affected ancestors who turns into werewolves during the full moon.
Laura Donnelly will reportedly portray Elsa Bloodstone, a monster-hunting hero. Bloodstone Temple's mention in the synopsis confirms the connection to the Bloodstone family whose lineage possesses the power of the Bloodgem, making them immune to vampire bites, and immortality.
Also seen in the trailer is Harriet Sansom Harris as Verussa, though without a counterpart, from the trailer, it could be deduced that she has gathered the monster hunters for the great evil that lurks within their group.
Werewolf By Night's trailer also marks the debut of Man-Thing, a half-man, half-plant swamp monster who first appeared in Savage Tales #1 in 1971. In the comics, he is a scientist by the name of Ted Sallis and got into a swamp with his experiment on the Super Soldier Serum.
Other cast members confirmed to appear on Werewolf By Night are Jaycob Maya, Eugenie Bondurant, and Kirk Thatcher but their roles are yet to be disclosed.
Some members of the Time Variance Authority are also seen in the trailer bringing in a bigger question of what in the multiverse are they doing there in the first place? Well, it may be a tie-up to Loki or possibly, with the Darkhold possessing someone to have a variant present.
Werewolf By Night Crew: Who are the Creative Minds Behind the Scenes?
Werewolf By Night has a whole team of creatives bringing in Marvel's first-ever TV special presentation with Michael Giacchino as the director and musical scorer, Peter Cameron and Heather Quinn as co-writers, Zoë White as the cinematographer, and Maya Shimoguchi as the production designer.
Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, and Victoria Alonso are the executive producers of Werewolf By Night. Vice President and Creative Executive of Marvel Digital Media Ryan Penagos shared Feige's sentiments on Werewolf by Night during the D23 Expo saying, "It's a little darker, a little scarier. but still fun."
Michael Giacchino is known for working on a lot of film scores such as Mission Impossible, The Incredibles, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Batman, and his MCU scores for Spider-Man: No Way Home and Thor: Love and Thunder.
Peter Cameron also confirms that he is back on a familiar turf as well, known for writing for WandaVision and Moon Knight, he returns to the MCU to pen the script for Werewolf by Night with Heather Quinn, a scribe for Hawkeye.
Werewolf By Night Plot: What Will be the Plot of the Marvel Special?
Werewolf By Night's official has synopsis has been revealed during the Disney D23 Expo as follows:
"On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader's life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster."
The synopsis itself teases a group of monster hunters gathering at the Bloodstone Temple after their leader dies and to commemorate his death, they emerge into the darkness lurking at night competing for a relic that will lead them into greater evil.
Werewolf By Night is based on the Marvel comics of the same name which first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #2 in 1972. There are two bearers of the title Werewolf By Night, Jack Russell and Jake Gomez, but for the Marvel special, it will be Jack Russell's show.
Also known as Jack Russoff, he belongs to a long line of lycanthropy-affected ancestors from Transylvania dating back to 1795 with Grigori Russoff as the first one. A descendant of Grigori, Gregor, got one of the Darkhold scrolls in 1930.
From the Darkhold, lycanthropes, also known as werewolves, their origin comes from a dormant curse that allows their lineage to turn into werewolves during a full moon.
Closely connected to Werewolf By Night is none other than Moon Knight who got his own titular series this year. Will he be appearing in Marvel's special presentation, too?
Where to Watch Werewolf By Night?
Forming part of the fourth phase of the MCU, Werewolf By Night will be available on Disney+ along with the other titles under the MCU. It is expected to run for an hour.
Is There a Trailer for Werewolf By Night?
Werewolf By Night dropped its spooky trailer during Disney's D23 Expo at Anaheim Convention Center where the first ever TV special of the MCU will fit into the Halloween season having horror and supernatural things all together.
It starts with a graveyard with the black and white aesthetic where a female voice over confirms that the house guests will be in it for a hunt of an evil which is among them and hiding.
It shows García Bernal's Jack Russell, Laura Donnelly who seems to be Elsa Bloodstone as one of the hunters, something she is known for in the comics.
The trailer also teases some action happening with an arm being cut off, a werewolf attacking people which looks like it has been pulled from the classic The Wolfman, and Man-Thing appears, too! A silhouette seems to stalk Elsa and it may be an evil yet to be introduced by the Marvel special.
There was also Ulysses Bloodstone, Elsa's father, who looks like a zombie, and some TVA members so that hints to its connection to Loki for some possible multiversal mayhem happening especially with the Darkhold involved.
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