Second ‘Wolfman’ Trailer Equally Great

Published by Jeff Leins on: October 21st, 2009

Universal has released the second trailer for Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman, a gothic horror movie about werewolf origins in the Victorian era starring Benicio Del Toro as the howling beast-man. While the first established characters and a bit of plot, this second smokey trailer shows more of the visuals and effects that went into the February 2010 release.

Also starring Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, and Hugo Weaving, the film looks great from everything we’ve seen thus far. Rick Baker’s make-up looks spot on as usual, the transformation sequences are awesome (unlike the flying wolf leap of Twilight: New Moon), and just the overall rhythm has me excited about this one.

Watch it below, or in high-definition at Apple.com:

Is it a coincidence that another Wolfman trailer is going head to head with Fox’s Avatar trailer in theaters this weekend? You might recall the same thing happened in August. Oh Universal, you’re so competitive. Check out these dueling growl frames from the two movies:

Official Wolfman synopsis:
Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes.  Reunited with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins),Talbot sets out to find his brother…and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.

Lawrence Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died.  After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget.  But when his brother’s fiancée, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search.  He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate.

As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full.  Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor.  But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself…one he never imagined existed.

Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III) directs The Wolfman, and six-time Oscar-winning special effects artist Rick Baker brings his design and makeup talents to transform Del Toro into the fearsome title character.