Russell Mulcahy talks Teen Wolf Remake

Posted on March 16, 2010
Filed Under Actors, Directors, Remake

Den of Geek recently had a little talk with director Russell Mulcahy, the director of “Resident Evil: Extinction.” Now he’ known as the man responsible for the upcoming “Teen Wolf” remake… Back in the days, around 1985 that is, the original “Teen Wolf” was the s**t! But just like most movies with a couple of years on them, they seem rather outdated now. And sure, I loved “Teen Wolf” and I saw again and again but the last time I gave it its full 90 minutes I realized it was very… old. The jokes, the clothes, the music.

Still, there is a lot of fans out there and many are wondering what Mulcahy’s plans are. Let’s hear what he had to say about the remake:

“…Let me assure you – I mean we are not screwing around with the obviously very much beloved 80s Michael J. Fox classic, we are not doing that. Obviously it’s inspired by it, but the new MTV Teen Wolf takes out a totally different slant, taking more of the slant of “The Lost Boys,” so to speak. It still has humor, but it’s basically got horror and humor. The humor is in the characters and the real situations and the teenagers, it’s very real and not played for any obvious laughs – they come from the situation. So there is definitely humor and horror, we really, really wanted to go for that and also the reality. Also it’s obviously pumped up with not only a good scary score, but it’s also pumped up with great music…”

Anyway, I welcome a remake. I don’t believe it takes anything away from the original. Besides, we all know that Michael J. Fox is the one and only Teen Wolf.

Harold Howard: Listen son. You’re going to be able to do a lot of things the other guys aren’t.
Scott Howard: Oh yeah, like chase cars, and bite the mailman?

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