![]() The fun is in relishing the love for old Universal monster movies that everyone involved clearly has, and not in the special’s MCU connections. Its closest sibling is WandaVision, but without the wider stakes that show eventually took on in addition to its homage. ![]() That it’s also presented differently from most other MCU ventures thus far goes a long way. Unfolding across a zippy 53-minute run time, Werewolf by Night is more or less here to do what it says on the box: offer stylish throwback thrills that lean more kitschy than scary, set in an unexplored corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (As someone who turns into a werewolf, it’s ideal that Russell keep his ability under wraps.) And he’s not the only one bringing baggage to the night’s proceedings: Elsa Bloodstone (Laura Donnelly of The Nevers), Ulysses’ estranged daughter, has come for what she sees as her birthright, despite seemingly having little interest in the family profession. The monster being hunted is kept secret from the assembled hunters, but it’s not Russell - to everyone there, he’s The Man With No Name, someone with an impressive monster-killing resume and a backstory that’s effectively a blank slate. Famed monster hunter Ulysses Bloodstone has died a powerful relic, the Bloodstone he was named after, is now up for grabs, and several monster hunters are invited to his estate to try and win it in a competitive monster hunt. Like the ’70s comic it’s based on, Werewolf by Night follows Jack Russell (Gael García Bernal), the eponymous man-monster on a spooky adventure. And then it gets even better?ĭirected by acclaimed composer Michael Giacchino with a script by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron, Werewolf by Night pulls double duty as both a loving genre pastiche and an introduction of several of Marvel Comics’ storied horror characters to the MCU proper. There’s a big, foreboding party, which goes about how you’d expect, until a werewolf shows up. Werewolf by Night, “ a Marvel Studios special presentation” - basically the streaming era version of a TV movie - is kind of like that. There’s a dinner party and a concert and then a werewolf shows up and murders everyone with sweet dance moves. Ever see the music video for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song “ Heads Will Roll?” It’s great.
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