Werewolf by Night

Get ready for a monstrous new side of the MCU. Check out this brand-new featurette for Marvel Studios' Special Presentation: Werewolf by Night, streaming in one ...

If you couple that with Man-Thing's earlier [Easter egg appearance in Thor: Ragnarok](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a833999/thor-ragnarok-trailer-easter-egg-beta-ray-bill-man-thing-ares/), it's clear that there's a plan in motion to make this big green oaf count in some important way. But if we're right, the ramifications of [Werewolf By Night](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a38742852/marvel-werewolf-by-night-disney-plus-outlander-laura-donnelly/) will actually be felt soon throughout the entire multiverse, culminating with one giant crossover event in [Avengers: Secret Wars](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41500631/avengers-secret-wars-doctor-strange-loki-writer/). [John Krasinski's Mr Fantastic](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a39940365/doctor-strange-2-fantastic-four-reed-richards-franklin/) in Multiverse of Madness, "an incursion occurs when the boundary between two universes erodes and they collide, destroying one or both entirely". After all, he's the keeper for the Nexus of All Realities, a vulnerable location that could become the focal point of this battle to come. He's almost certainly referring to Man-Thing, a character he actually suggested for Werewolf By Night. But regardless of the outcome, it's hard to imagine that this erosion of the multiverse won't impact Man-Thing in some pivotal way. Man-Thing is also the keeper for the Nexus of All Realities, a place where every timeline and universe intersects in one single point. Like, "the whole future of the entire multiverse depends on it" kind of important. That's not all though. And it all starts here with Man-Thing. [Moon Knight](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a39891356/moon-knight-season-2-release-date-disney/) and [Multiverse of Madness](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a39839375/doctor-strange-2-review-multiverse-of-madness/). [Marvel](https://www.digitalspy.com/marvel/)'s [Werewolf By Night](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a41153479/marvel-werewolf-by-night-first-trailer-release-date/) is a schlocky, campy funhouse ride that channels the best monster movies of yesteryear to create something fans have never seen before in the [MCU](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a825774/marvel-cinematic-universe-in-chronological-order/).

Gael García Bernal and Laura Donnelly lead the one-off as Jack Russell and Elsa Bloodstone, two characters with the potential to become major recurring players ...

More recently, she's joined Ryan Murphy's catalogue of stars with roles in [American Horror Story](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/american-horror-story-season-11-release-date/): Apocalypse, [Hollywood](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/when-is-hollywood-released-on-netflix-whats-it-about-whos-in-the-cast/) and [Ratched](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/ratched-season-2-release-date/). She has also appeared in [Merlin](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/merlin-at-10-the-cast-and-creatives-on-how-they-made-the-bbcs-boy-wizard-drama/), The Fall, [Outlander](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/outlander-season-7-release-date/) and Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, as well as 2019 biopic Tolkien. [Sign up to Disney Plus for £7.99 a month or £79.90 for a year](https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/1236178/564546/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1717694&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb). [Westworld](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/westworld-season-5-release-date/), while he previously dabbled in comic book horror for DC's short-lived (but fan favourite) Swamp Thing series. One of his recent projects is another Halloween special, [Muppets Haunted Mansion](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/muppets-haunted-mansion-release-date-disney-plus/). Last year, she made a guest appearance in acclaimed US comedy [Hacks](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/hacks-uk-watch/), while on the big screen, she featured in Best Picture nominee [Licorice Pizza](https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/licorice-pizza-watch-online-stream/). [subscribe now](http://radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article) and get the next 12 issues for only £1. [Frasier](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/frasier-reboot-release-date/) and Felicia in Desperate Housewives. Though said to have wracked up hundreds of kills in his time, he hides a dark secret (you can probably guess what it is by the title). "What attracted me to her story so much was this idea of what you grow up with, and what you’re told by your family, and who you are shaped to be by them, whether that’s for good or bad," said actor Laura Donnnelly. The magical gem her father wielded in life was once hers by birthright, but now she will have to fight to prove herself worthy of holding it. On joining the Marvel universe, actor Gael García Bernal said: "I was actually very happy that the story was not about a superhero, but about a monster and about that world, because I feel that monsters are more human than superheroes.

Werewolf by Night is a modestly entertaining diversion, but one can't shake the feeling it doesn't add up to as much as it could have or should have with a ...

It’s a script that's lost between a short film and a feature, too overcrowded for the former and too thin for the latter. Most of the hunters lack in definition or personality—which is a problem—but the mysterious Jack ( [Gael García Bernal](/cast-and-crew/gael-garc%C3%ADa-bernal)) clearly hides a secret while Elsa Bloodstone ( [Laura Donnelly](/cast-and-crew/laura-donnelly)) comes to the night’s events with some heavy baggage. For the most part, “Werewolf by Night” is a modestly entertaining diversion, but one can’t shake how it doesn’t add up to as much as it could have been with a more ambitious team behind it.

There's a lot to unpack in the new special, which successfully pays homage to horror classics while connecting to the bigger Marvel Cinematic Universe. So, of ...

I don't know what to do with myself.’” What do I do now? While Kevin Feige keeps us all in the dark about the future of the MCU and how every production is connected, Marvel Studios should snatch Giacchino for a sequel of Werewolf by Night while they can. The director is taking a break for the first time in many years and is already wondering what he’ll do next. So would I want to do more with them? Werewolf By Night, however, proves Giacchino knows how to make the most of a franchise.

'Werewolf by Night' Star Gael García Bernal Says Diego Luna Showed Him the Ropes of Disney Franchise Stardom ... The actor discusses his practical transformation ...

Before I started to work on this, I was like, “What am I going to do?” But once you get your feet dirty and put your hands in the clay and start to play around, you gain a little bit of the character. So as soon as Michael told me what he wanted to do and the way he wanted to approach it, I said, “Yeah, let’s do this!” So it’s been great, and I feel really lucky to be in this world of Marvel because of their know-how and infrastructure. There’s a little bit of appropriation that happens, and once you put the mask on, the whole world is built. The black and white is something that I hadn’t thought about [with regard to the rating], but yes, exactly. By the end, it was actually quite fast. Apparently, the black and white kept it at TV-14. But it was fascinating to be around all these other projects and people, and doing a press conference and press junket, in a sense, with all these different films and TV series was incredible. So we were taken care of, and I can’t wait to do more with this great opportunity. So it’s been great to have a good friend who’s also living something similar as well,” García Bernal tells The Hollywood Reporter. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to interpret this character. So it’s been great to have a good friend who’s also living something similar as well. García Bernal is not a complete stranger to Disney, having previously voiced the role of Héctor in Pixar’s Coco, but joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and leading its first-ever “Special Presentation” is certainly a different beast.

The actor talks to ET about the Halloween special and if he'll return with the Midnight Sons.

“I wish as well that there’s a lot of possibilities to play with this character even more.” “I was immediately on board,” Bernal says of joining the project, which is a major departure in tone, style and storytelling for the MCU. “I was approached by many fans that knew more about the world of Midnight Sons than I did. But as the actor explains, the effort put into the makeup and costume was well worth it. And that was funny, you know, because sometimes they ask me things and I go like, ‘Well, it seems you know even more than I do about this,’” the actor says, before teasing, “Let’s see where this leads. “At the beginning, it was a long process,” he says.

Details on how to attend Collider's free screening of Marvel Studios' Werewolf by Night in 35mm followed by a Q&A with director Michael Giacchino.

Werewolf by Night is about a secret cabal of monster hunters that meet up at the Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. That’s because on Thursday, October 13 at 10:45pm, Collider is partnering with Marvel Studios for a special screening of Werewolf by Night in 35mm at the New Beverly Cinema and we’ll have Michael Giacchino for the Q&A. If you’re a fan of Michael Giacchino, Marvel Studios, Werewolf by Night, and seeing movies projected in 35mm, you’re going to want to send me an email.

The scion of the Bloodstone monster hunters, Elsa has made a name for herself in cult comics such as Nextwave: Agents of HATE and Monsters Unleashed. But those ...

[Avengers](https://www.denofgeek.com/the-avengers/) [Nick Fury](https://www.denofgeek.com/nick-fury/) assembled in 1959, and later as the leader of various monster hunter organizations, including the Covenant. But there are still plenty of monsters in the MCU, monsters that might draw the attention of Elsa Bloodstone. The Bloodgem choker worn by Elsa gives her the ability to shoot energy blasts and the ring worn by her brother Cullen gives him ESP. After all, living with Ulysses has taught Elsa Bloodstone who the real monsters are. She did not return to Boston until after Ulysses’s death, at which point she began wearing the Bloodgem as a choker and started her own monster hunting career. In theory, Bloodstone’s primary quest drove him to search for other pieces of the inter-dimensional meteor from which the Bloodgem spawned and to get revenge against the Hellfire Helix, a creature from the Bloodgem’s dimension who killed Ulysses’ prehistoric tribe. But he was literally a throwback, a caveman sustained and evolved by the Bloodgem. The scion of the Bloodstone monster hunters, Elsa has made a name for herself in cult comics such as Nextwave: Agents of HATE and Monsters Unleashed. In her last appearance, Elsa and Cullen discovered their ancient half-sister Lyra, who was thought to be long-ago sacrificed to a monster by Ulysses. If the special piqued your interest, here’s a quick look at the history of Elsa Bloodstone, her father Ulysses, and the Bloodgem. The story of the Bloodstone family begins with the Bloodgem, a fragment of an interdimensional meteor that crashed onto the Earth eons ago. The upcoming Halloween special [Werewolf by Night](https://www.denofgeek.com/werewolf-by-night/) seems like a continuation of that approach, pushing lesser-known wolfman character Jack Russell to the forefront.

Werewolf by Night is now streaming on Disney+, and the horror special is getting rave reviews. Recently, Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige, ...

But for right now, I just wanted to tell the story of one night in the life of these characters and hopefully something that you could just drop in on not having seen anything else and just enjoy it for what it was." "I mean, we talked a little bit about Blade, but in the end, it was like, 'You know what, if we're looking at this and I always described this as an episode of The Twilight Zone, you know, let's keep it contained.' This is one night in the life of Jack and Elsa, and let's see what that's like. "And that was funny, you know because sometimes they ask me things and I go like, 'Well, it seems you know even more than I do about this.'" He added, "Let's see where this leads. And I know everyone searches for connectivity and we want this person in here and this, and I was like, 'No, let's just do this.' It exists in this same world as all of these other things. ](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/werewolf-by-night-kevin-feige-teases-a-world-that-will-become-quite-important-to-the-future-of-the-mcu-in-new-featurette/) Fans are [hoping to see the characters again](https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/werewolf-by-night-producer-future-marvel-crossovers-exclusive/), and it sounds like Gael García Bernal is eager to return as Jack Russell. I feel very lucky and very grateful that I've been chosen to play this guy."

Debuting on Disney Plus today, Bernal plays Jake Gomez who transforms into the titular werewolf. Of course, this is the second Werewolf By Night from the comics ...

The Amazon Prime original was widely praised by critics and fans alike, and it netted Bernal multiple awards, most notably wins for the 2016 and 2017 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical, Television Series, or Comedy. The film was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Like so many Disney animated films, Coco is as famous for its music as it is the heartwarming story of a child discovering his family. The movie told the story of four families across different continents whose lives were connected by a domino effect of violence and circumstance. The next year, Bernal teamed with his longtime friend, Andor star Diego Luna, for their first onscreen collaboration, Y Tu Mamá También, which translates to “And Your Mother, Too.” Bernal and Luna play teenage boys who take a road trip with a woman in her late-20s. With an interconnecting plot, the story follows three strangers ranging from a man involved in dogfighting and an assassin, to a wealthy and glamorous woman, who find their worlds crashing together. Executive produced by Robert Redford, The Motorcycle Diaries saw Bernal portray a young Ernesto Guevara on an excursion that would change his life. The coming-of-age film details his pre-Che days as Ernesto and his friend, Alberto, travel across 1952 South America on a motorcycle. While attending London’s Central School of Speech & Drama, he appeared in the short film, De Tripas, Corazon, which would be nominated for Best Short Film at the 1997 Academy Awards. [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305558/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm), he was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1978. Bernal has been performing on stage and screen for 30 years now, and in that time he’s built an impressive resume filled with accolades. Of course, this is the second Werewolf By Night from the comics.

The inheritor of a family curse, Jack Russell debuted in Marvel Spotlight #2, written by the trio of Roy Thomas, Jeanie Thomas, and Gerry Conway, with pencils ...

In 1972, Marvel added to the canon with a take on a classic trope with Werewolf by Night. Giacchino digs deep into Werewolf by Night lore, bringing along a few other beloved Marvel Characters. Most of the Atlas beasties transported to the Marvel Universe in a new form, as did famous monsters like Godzilla and Count Dracula, to regularly do battle with the Avengers and the X-Men.

Marvel Studios' chilling Special Presentation Werewolf by Night is now streaming exclusively on Disney+, inviting fans to explore a new corner of the Marvel ...

“Collaborating with Jeff was great because as I was writing the score in one room, he was editing the film in the next room, so I would go back and forth. “Sometimes you get a better idea in the moment,” he says. This is what this character is going through.’ It was a great way to communicate.” “But I was like, ‘No, I want the most obscure, weird thing you have—and as a kid, that was Werewolf by Night.” Drawing inspiration from classic black-and-white monster films, his idea for Werewolf by Night presented an opportunity to take yet another big, creative swing for Marvel Studios. “I’ve actually been making movies since I was 9 years old,” he clarifies. “Music was something I did for a very long time and loved,” he says.

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Werewolf by Night.The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to balloon in size with sequels, spin-offs, and origin ...

Understandably, Elsa is furious that Jack concealed his monster identity, and is pretty positive he is going to kill her as soon as he turns. Verussa stands up and gets ready to kill Elsa for being a disgrace to the family, but Man-Thing, er, Ted, breaks through the ceiling and burns her alive before setting off on his search for Jack. He encourages Elsa to be friendly to the hideous beast when they meet and to be sure to call him by his name: Ted. That’s because the Bloodstone is allergic to monsters, and Jack is actually a werewolf. As "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" plays, the black and white screen turns to color, revealing her red jacket. Jack realizes that one of the hunters overheard him, and runs to safety in a room, where Elsa happens to be taking a breather. Sure enough, Elsa calling him by his name calms him down, and she’s able to yank the stone from his back. The plan is for Jack to throw a tiny bomb device at the nearest perimeter wall with a giant crack and make a run for it. Despite showing promise at a young age, Elsa seems to have abandoned the monster-hunting life she was expected to live, and thus has lost her birthright to the stone. The two bond over not really wanting to fight, with Jack saying that he is “not that type of hunter.” Okay, so, if he isn’t, then why does he want the stone so bad? A veiled and vengeful Verussa expresses her frustration to Elsa for being absent for 20 years. As explained in the gloomy opening narration, they are a family of monster hunters who explores the darkness to “hunt and slaughter [monsters] with pride.” Ulysses Bloodstone, the patriarch of the powerful family, has been the sole controller of the ancient relic known as the Bloodstone, which has supernatural powers and is considered a “weapon unlike any other.” But, he just died, and now the Bloodstone is without a “master.” A small group of the best monster hunters from around the globe meet up at Bloodstone Manor to honor their deceased and fearless leader and are greeted by Verussa (Harriet Samsom Harris), Ulysses’ eccentric widow.

How did Ulysses Bloodstone die before the events of Marvel's Werewolf By Night? The answer may have been right in front of us.

[Mahershala Ali](https://www.denofgeek.com/mahershala-ali/) is ready to unfurl his wings as Blade in the MCU, and with the daywalker having a penchant for hunting down blood-sucking vampires, he’d be well-matched to join Elsa and Jack on their next mission. [ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/movies/news/why-blade-and-moon-knight-dont-appear-in-werewolf-by-night-revealed-exclusive/)) that Moon Knight and Blade wouldn’t be in Werewolf by Night, the special’s atmosphere and shooting style means there are calls for him to take over from [Bassam Tariq to direct Blade](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/marvel-blade-reboot-troubles/). [Heavy Spoilers](https://youtu.be/srP94h50G-0), a rough translation of the Latin in Werewolf by Night suggests that Jack was the one who killed Ulysses Bloodstone. The events of Werewolf by Night are triggered by the death of Ulysses Bloodstone. Although their Latin is a little rusty, the opening credits that give us the Bloodstone backstory apparently say something along the lines of: “This tearful Bloodstone, Ulysses the seventh son, as far as the stones are concerned, is slain, and is slain on the last full moon of the year, at the end of the blood/bloodshed.” Connecting the dots, it’s not too much of a leap to imagine Jack killed Ulysses thanks to his death falling on the night of a full moon. [Werewolf by Night](https://www.denofgeek.com/werewolf-by-night/) made its bloody debut as the first Marvel Studios Special Presentation.