Move over vampires, here come the werewolves
Aug 31st, 2009 by dino-ray
Tweens are in a frenzy as the countdown to the werewolf-centric New Moon movie has commenced (it’s out in theaters November 20 so be prepared for a lot of sugar coated squealing). Taylor Lautner is about to “eclipse” (pun intended) Robert Pattinson as the new supernatural “it” boy as he plays the the third point in the whole Bella-Edward-Jacob Twilight love triangle. And as opposed to being an emo vampire, Lautner will be howling at the moon and discovering hair in odd places on his body.
That said, the wolfie bo-hunk is just one minuscule part in the werewolf trend that is clawing (again, pun intended) its way into pop culture.
New Moon will soon be followed by The Wolfman (in theaters February 10, 2010), a more refined movie illustrating the classic werewolf tale with high wattage stars like Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Hugo Weaving and Anthony Hopkins.
Wolves are going to be so hot come winter – just wait.
Even Prada has jumped on the lycan bandwagon with their wolf-esque F/W ‘09 collection. With a dark ominous palette and textures that are suitable for a full moon, it’s a blatant collection fit for the hairy beast.
And did you see those Bob Basset leather paw shoes featured in T Magazine?
Then there’s the Heads Will Roll video by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with the dancing werewolf in a suit.
We can even go as far as to mention Spike Jonze’s interpretation of Maurice Sendak’s (in theaters October 16) children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are. Even though they are not werewolves per se, they are furry – and that’s close enough.
What’s next? A Teen Wolf remake? I certainly hope not.
The timing of this forecasted wolfmania couldn’t be any better. Vampire fatigue is definitely starting to set in (with the exception of True Blood). You can thank the upcoming Twilight knock-off The Vampire Diaries for that.