More 'Wolfman' Troubles That May Actually Help The Movie Out
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By Joey Ernand on
November 22, 2009
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I cannot think of a film in recent times that has had more trouble getting to the screen than "The Wolfman" remake. A director replacement just a short while before principal photography, a costly decision to add CGI, a detailed reshoot period, and multiple shifting release dates...phew. Well, here's something else that can be seen as a good or a bad thing:
Word inadvertently leaked last week that two experienced editors, Mark Goldblatt and three-time Oscar-winner Walter Murch ("The English Patient"), had come on board to rework the film. Whatever the duo has done seems to have done wonders. HitFix has learned that two new cuts were recently tested and surprisingly the longer one played very well with audiences.
The fact that TWO editors needed to be brought in to fix the movie can definitely be seen as a bad thing. I mean, was it in that bad of shape? Sure, they've supposedly gotten good results, but you can never really trust test audiences. Have you seen some of the yokels that go to those screenings? That's what you get when you recruit your audience from shopping malls and parking lots. At any rate, if this is what it takes to make a good final product, I'm all for it. Murch in particular is a good sign...he's been around forever, and is seen as one of the editing masters.
Whatever works man, I want this one to succeed. I like what I've seen in trailers so far. I'm not a can of CG werewolf transformations (I can't imagine that anything done in a computer can look better than Rick Baker's prosthetics). "Van Helsing" anyone? However, I definitely like the look, tone, and acting. Here's hoping this ends up being a good one.
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Tags: movies, The Wolfman, The Wolfman, News |
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