Werewolf by Night Director Discusses the Future of the Lead Characters

Werewolf by Night is a unique entry into the MCU, with director Michael Giacchino channeling his love for classic horror films into the Halloween special. In addition, the Disney+ entry is shot almost entirely in black and white, something only WandaVision has done with its first few episodes.

Of course, if you’re going to work with Marvel, you’ll be sure to follow the canon story that Kevin Feige has worked tirelessly to perfect over the past 14 years. However, Giacchino mentioned his inspiration from The Twilight Zone, which told individual stories while working with broader implications. We are left with a complete tale within the one-hour run-time of the special, but there is undoubtedly more that could be explored with the new characters introduced. During an interview with Collider, Giacchino discusses Werewolf By Night and if the lead characters, Jack Russell and Elsa Bloodstone, have a future in the MCU.

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“So I was like, ‘Well, let’s just bring these guys in and let it just be a self-contained story.’ I kept referring to it as, think about this as an episode of The Twilight Zone, and we’re going to get this story and this story alone one night in the life of Jack and Elsa, and let’s concentrate on that. Then from there, who knows? We’ll see what we do. We’ll see where it goes. We’ll see how we play it all out. But I didn’t feel the need to worry about any of that at this point. And they certainly weren’t mandating that I did, which I love that I thought that gave us a freedom to do something different and do something new. It totally uncuffed us in a way where it didn’t matter what we wanted to do because we weren’t worried about how it affected anything on either side. So those challenges and those questions we’ll deal with at some point. But right now, this is it.”

Fans hope to see more from the characters, as Werewolf By Night proved to be a success for Marvel Studios.

First Werewolf By Night Reviews Praise Giacchino’s Halloween Special

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Werewolf By Night began streaming exclusively on Disney+ today, Oct. 7. The Halloween special follows a lycanthrope superhero who fights evil by using the abilities given to him by a curse brought on by his bloodline. The MCU project stars Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Richard Dixon, David Silverman, Carey Jones, Kirk R. Thatcher, and Harriet Sansom Harris.

Reviews have begun to pour in for Werewolf By Night, and the Giacchino-helmed project is performing well. MovieWeb says the special is a “howling good time,” calling it a love letter to classic horror films. Rotten Tomatoes received over 250 ratings from audiences, and Werewolf By Night currently holds an astounding 95% fresh rating, with a 93% from critics. In addition, IMDb user scores have flooded the project, which currently boasts an 8.0 rating, one of the better scores in Phase 4 of the MCU. Fans can check out the Halloween special for themselves and prepare to be spooked as Werewolf By Night is available now on Disney+.

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