With Marvel’s Werewolf by Night arriving on Disney+ October 7th, I recently got to speak with Michael Giacchino about directing his first MCU project. During the brief but informative interview, he talked about why he wanted to helm Werewolf by Night, how shooting in black and white allowed him to include more blood and guts, why they included cigarette burns (they’re the marks that appear every 20 minutes in the upper right corner of the frame to help with reel changes), why they built practical sets, and more.
Werewolf by Night is about a secret cabal of monster hunters that meet up at the Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. The purpose of the meeting is to decide who will be their new leader and the one who will take possession of a powerful relic. Inspired by horror films of the 1930s and 1940s, Werewolf by Night explores a new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and stars Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Leonardo Nam, Kirk R. Thatcher, and Eugenie Bondurant.
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