'Wolf Man' Replacement Director is Named

Guess that Jurassic Park 4 sequel won't be directed by...

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Sunday, February 3rd 2008 at 8:46 PM

There have long been rumors of a Jurassic Park 4 being helmed by director Joe Johnston, but now I guess that idea is going to have to wait one more film should it ever be made by him as Variety is reporting that Johnston will be the director to replace Mark Romanek on Universal's The Wolf Man remake.

As far as anyone knows, plans are still to move forward on the film beginning production in London in March with a release date of February 13, 2009.

The film was in the hands of Romanek for some time and starring in the lead role is Benicio del Toro with Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt pulling supporting duties.

The original was released in 1941 and starred Lon Chaney Jr. stars as the unfortunate Larry Talbot, who getrs bitten by a werewolf and survives to carry the curse. The sequel will be set in Victorian England. Del Toro will play a man who returns from America to his ancestral homeland, gets bitten by a werewolf and begins a hairy moonlight existence. Screenwriter, Andrew Kevin Walker, spent several months working on some frightening new twists to a familiar tale, adding several characters and plot points that take advantage of cutting-edge visual effects technology.