For some reason, Universal just revealed the shocking transformation of the new Wolf Man

Today is January 7th and the next full moon won’t come until January 13th, but Universal has decided today is the right day to reveal the transformation scene. new The wolf man The film opens on January 17.

The “man turns into a wolf” moment is a crucial scene in any scene Werewolf movie-Rick Baker’s deep work in An American werewolf in London He remains the all-time champion, even after four decades – and even though the fans know it The wolf man He’ll inevitably present his own version, as it’s still a bit strange to look at Christopher Abbott’s character going through all this hairy torment out of context.

However, props to the sound designers. That’s a lot of bad bone snaps to inject into your ear piercing! Here is the clip:

It’s a bit too dark to really see the details — Excellent Howler, though — so perhaps director and co-writer Lee Whannell, who also produced the 2020 film The invisible man Remake, also includes a different transformation scene with better lighting? There’s a lot you can do in the woods, even with a full moon.

This is Abbott (poor things) There, he plays Blake, a man who returns to his childhood home in rural Oregon, where he is visited by his estranged wife, Charlotte (Julia Garner from The Fantastic Four: The First Steps) and her young daughter (Matilda Firth). As the film’s synopsis tells us, the family “is attacked by an unseen animal, and in a desperate escape, they barricade themselves inside the house while the creature wanders around the house. As the night drags on, Blake begins to act strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and will have to… Charlotte must decide whether the horror inside their home is more deadly than the danger outside.

The wolf manThe tagline promises “A new age of terror is here,” though from what we’ve seen so far (including the scene above), there’s no hook as distinct as Whannell’s reimagining of The invisible man As an epic story of gaslighting followed by some hard-won revenge. But who knows what twists and turns might emerge among the metaphors? Find out when The wolf man It hits theaters on January 17.

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