Werewolves Unleashed! New Trailer Reveals Frank Grillo's Monster-Hunting Action!
Frank Grillo's Werewolves: A Supermoon Unleashes a Monster Mayhem!
Get ready for some serious monster action! Frank Grillo is back in the horror game, and this time, it’s a werewolf-infested world that's going to make some classic werewolf tropes something truly different. The movie (previously titled “Year 2”) shows what happened after a supermoon transformed millions into werewolves, folks! The upcoming full moon has everyone on edge—getting ready for another possible mass transformation. This is going to change a lot. This movie features some major talent and well-known names! Along with Grillo; the cast boasts Katrina Law (NCIS), Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather of Harlem), James Michael Cummings, and Lou Diamond Phillips; making the list of stars featured surprisingly long for a werewolf film.
Briarcliff Entertainment finally dropped the trailer after over two years in post-production! It starts with a home invasion gone horribly wrong and introduces us to Wesley Marshall (Grillo), a dad setting traps and reinforcing his home in order to defend against werewolves; yet he finds himself dealing with an even bigger problem when a reckless neighbor keeps attempting dangerous methods to protect his own house! There's great intensity here. This alone sets this title completely apart from those previous similar movies.
Scientists vs. Supermoon: An Experiment Gone Wrong!
The trailer shifts to show Dr. Aranda (Lou Diamond Phillips) and his scientist team working hard to figure out that strange transformation and develop a solution to resolve the impending threat. The results, sadly and predictably – were a disaster! The experiments bring several key characters directly into the supermoon's range, causing unavoidable mass transformation among several key characters featured here and those same characters end up escaping from the testing facilities, unleashing total chaos among those unaware of what was happening within their communities. That’s some terrifying stuff; that scene alone conveys just how scary this threat truly is! The remainder? Nonstop action as those involved in those experiments – including those other characters from the main ensemble – try desperately to survive that gruesome and very deadly monster invasion!
Werewolves: A New Take on a Classic Horror Formula
Director Steven C. Miller (known for the Silent Night remake) and writer Matthew Kennedy (Canary Black) bring intense action to this classic horror subgenre. This is quite similar to those earlier successes like Underworld (that Kate Beckinsale-led vampire franchise), and films like Dog Soldiers and Skinwalkers by Neil Marshall. And these efforts arrive during that same time period that saw a more purely horror-driven release. It is also important to note the recent announcement that this kind of story might receive another attempt with the soon-to-be-released reboot of Wolf Man and directed by Leigh Whannell which would be more of a directly horror-themed endeavor!
Grillo's movie has something similar to the kind of themes portrayed in his earlier films in The Purge franchise; those are some action-packed dystopian thrillers. It successfully combined several major genres that resulted in its success and this same success is what viewers are likely anticipating from this production, emphasizing just how large Grillo's own name is and how much it brings to a smaller, yet still highly appealing and relevant genre. This clearly signals a promising new entry in this well-known genre!
Our Take on the Werewolves Trailer: A Promising New Entry!
That new approach; to a long-loved subgenre like werewolves is certainly impressive! The Purge franchise was largely absent for a while. That might make those genre-savvy fans even more excited; especially when the new Werewolves trailer also displays plenty of action and lots of practical effects; that same choice that also had previously produced really awesome results in Marvel's Werewolf by Night and successfully generated those same amazing results with very impressive effects work that viewers love to see. Add to that, Grillo bringing those impressive action chops and his very intense persona and it signals something absolutely delightful awaiting us and all horror fans!
Conclusion: Werewolves Promises a Howling Good Time!
The Werewolves trailer suggests something amazing and utterly gripping, which is exactly the reason that many genre-loving movie-watchers would eagerly wait for a new film and directorial style; that emphasis on blending both styles successfully demonstrates some great work being attempted and it makes the promise entirely fulfilled for a very different spin on this kind of film.
