The Marvel Cinematic Universe has tried out loads of totally different style blends and types since The Multiverse Saga started after Avengers: Endgame. Not all the pieces has labored (to place it frivolously), however one undertaking that positively did prove properly was Werewolf by Night time – so properly, actually, that MCU followers have been ready years for a sequel. Now one Marvel producer is throwing his hat into the ring, saying he is able to carry the subsequent chapter of Werewolf by Night time to the display – that’s if Disney is able to greenlight it.
Brad Winderbaum has held a number of key jobs at Marvel Studios, as each an government and a producer (and an government producer). Winderbaum is connected to the brand new Disney+ sequence VisionQuest, and wasn’t shy about letting ComicBook’s Chris Killian know {that a} Werewolf by Night time sequel is excessive up on his want listing of subsequent tasks.
Marvel Studios Must Transfer (Now) On A Werewolf by Night time Sequel
Just lately, information broke that Marvel Studios is planning on doing extra with their “Particular Presentation” model. There have been rumors that Werewolf by Night time 2 is a part of that slate, though no official announcement has been made. “I, I really like, Particular Presentation program,” Winderbaum mentioned. “I produce the one-shots, like going again all the way in which to the Agent Coulson one-shots earlier than we made Brokers of Protect,” he later added. “So I made these Coulson one-shots: Merchandise 47. The primary Agent Carter one-shot, All Hail the King. [One-shots] and the particular shows get to do the identical factor, which is like, discover a bizarre nook of the universe… I really like Werewolf by Night time. I actually wish to make a Werewolf by Night time Season 2 or Half Two: if Disney will let me… So now you realize. We’ll see. You by no means know. It’s like all the pieces has to enter improvement and discover its footing. However definitely I wish to make extra.”
Marvel Particular Displays are likely to discover a candy center floor between the TV and film codecs. They’ve supplied standalone character tales akin to Marvel Comics’ yearly extended-length “annuals” points for various books. Werewolf by Night time (2022) was the primary Particular Presentation function: it was additionally the primary horror-themed content material that the MCU launched, and the directorial debut of Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (The Batman, Spider-Man: No Method Residence). The dangers all paid off, as followers overwhelmingly supported Werewolf by Night time like few MCU tasks launched after Avengers: Endgame. A number of followers have since debated whether or not Marvel Studios has been making probably the most out of the Particular Displays format, as solely two extra (The Guardians of the Galaxy Vacation Particular and The Punisher: One Final Kill) have been launched, and One Final Kill (2026) was the primary one to be launched in 4 years.
Given the success price, it’s wild that Marvel Studios isn’t leaning on these Particular Displays tougher. Within the case of Werewolf by Night time, horror has additionally been probably the most profitable style for motion pictures and TV moreover superheroes, and WbN did loads ot open that supernatural/horror world for the MCU. Marvel dropped the ball on that entrance by failing to get a Blade film reboot onto the display; however now Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider is ready to present the supernatural facet of the MCU a contemporary begin; a Werewolf by Night time sequel might quickly broaden that “bizarre nook of the universe,” introducing extra supernatural heroes (or anti-heroes), whereas introducing a significant supernatural risk and story focus that movies like Ghost Rider construct off of.
For now, you’ll be able to stream Werewolf by Night time on Disney+. Are you prepared for a sequel? Tell us within the feedback!