Movies - Joe Johnston's 'The Wolfman'

You got to admit it; director Joe Johnston’s come a long way from ‘The Pagemaker’ or indeed, the eighties classic, ‘Honey I shrunk the Kids’. Bang in line with the trend for vampires and werewolves, zombies and other bloodsuckers, next year sees ‘The Wolfman’ hit cinemas worldwide. With none other than Benicio Del Toro in lead as Lawrence Talbot, son of Sir John Talbot, played by Anthony Hopkins, the whole things sounds off centre, but hey, I’ve seen the trailer and get this; it looks pretty damned good. So good, that Del Toro appears believable in his role as well, ‘The Wolfman’. Whatever the case, in ways this film has been a long time coming, and besides ‘American Werewolf in London’ can go holding the crown for wolf movies for any longer.