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Hot-shot editors called in to save Wolfman - http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/17/top-class-editors-called-in-to-rework-the-wolfman/ 11/20/2009 |
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http://bit.ly/4kUqTv - Wow, Murch re-editing Wolfman. Interesting state of affairs for that muddled production. Sounds like a nightmare. 11/18/2009 |
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More Wolfman issues, but a sensible step towards resolution? - http://bit.ly/4kUqTv 11/17/2009 |
Triage Editing Team Called Into Salvage Long-Hemorrhaging Werewolf Movie
:: The Playlist :: —
... (thanks goes out to the oddly optimistic /Film for picking up on this), editors Mark Goldblatt and the legendary Walter Murch have been brought into the fray to replace Dennis Virkler in cutting "The Wolfman ." In Variety's wording, they've been brought into " recut " the movie. Anyone who cannot see this movie as being a complete lost cause is either delusional or dim-witted (or both). Universal, which has not exactly had a banner year, has a lot riding on this movie. In addition to the untold millions they've pumped into it, between the shoot, the reshoots , and ...
WOLFMAN HAS A NEW TRAILER
Filmdrunk —
... as composer and hired someone else, and most recently brought in two new editors to recut it. That much studio meddling is usually a bad sign. According to Benicio’s Playboy interview, the main difference between Mark Romanek’s vision and new director Joe Johnston’s was that in Romanek’s, the Wolfman was a conflicted character, whereas in Johnston’s he’s more of a good guy with a terrible curse like in the old Lon Chaney version. ...
Top Editors Brought In to Re-Cut The Wolfman
Screen Rant —
... Well, the guys over at Slash Film must have magnifying glass eyes, because they spotted something deep-six buried in an article over at ...
Veteran Editors Being Brought in to Help Save Universal's Wolfman
FirstShowing.net —
... in a Variety article (found by SlashFilm) says editors Mark Goldblatt and Walter Murch have been brought in to help salvage this monster movie that has really become a monster in itself. While I'm wondering how much involvement director Joe Johnston has in these decisions, and exactly how close this is to resembling the original vision for this film, Goldblatt and Murch will be fresh eyes on the project and their extensive editing work speaks for itself. Read on! ...
UNIVERSAL CALLS IN SERIOUS REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE WOLFMAN
CHUD.com - A Movie Website and SO MUCH MORE. - Articles - News —
[image] It has been obvious for some time that The Wolfman has not been a blessed production. I'm not going to list once again the replacements, changes, and re-do's that have occurred with this film, but it suffices to say it's been troubled. When all else fails though, and you are wondering how to turn out a respectable product, you could do a whole lot worse than hiring a goddamn genius to re-cut your film. The keen eyes over at /Film managed to catch the bit of news ...
Two New Editors for Universal's Wolf Man
Cinema Blend News —
Two New Editors for Universal's Wolf Man Universal's upcoming The Wolfman re-imagining has been bogged down for the past three years by countless production setbacks, constantly changing release dates, a new director, and most recently the loss of their composer Danny Elfman. What else could happen with Wolfman that hasn't already happened? They could bring in two new editors, that's what. The relentless news excavators over at /film dug up this news out of the gutter of a ...
The Unnamed Movie Podcast [Episode 35 - The Lives of Others]
gmanReviews —
... Show Notes
What We Watched
[00:01:00] Andrew: Ponyo on the Cliff, Labyrinth, The Usual Suspects, The Informers, Say Anything…
[00:05:43] Douglas: Amadeus, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, A Christmas Carol, 2012
[00:12:20] Damion: Black Dynamite, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Super Troopers, M, Smallville
News
Editors hired to chop up Wolfman [00:19:31]
Universal sued for Fourth Kind Marketing [00:21:26] ...
"Lovely," "Wolfman," "Kites" Re-Cut
Dark Horizons - General Feed —
... more violence and suffering" but still keep things in the PG-13 rating.
* SPOILERS * The article goes into detail as well about the changes made. The death involves a man falling off a cliff to his death. In the original cut, Jackson chose to simply have him disappear off the edge of a cliff. In the new cut, they use digital effects to add shots where (the character) bounces against the cliff on the way down.
The Wolfman
Early last week /Film uncovered an interesting bit of news buried in a Variety article - that editor ...
