night werewolf is coming to Disney Plus next month and director Michael Giacchino recently addressed rumors Mahershala Ali’s Blade was originally set to appear in the Marvel special.
night werewolf marks Marvel’s first Halloween special, in the form of a black-and-white homage to classic horror cinema. Rumors had suggested the special was originally planned to introduce Mahershala Ali’s Blade to the MCU, with scheduling conflicts forcing a change of plans.
Now Michael Giacchino has responded to the rumours, seemingly dismissing the idea that Ali’s Blade was never going to appear in night werewolf.
During an interview for One Take News, Michael Giacchino was asked about rumors that Mahershala Ali’s Blade originally played a role in night werewolfto which the director and composer replied that he had always envisioned the Halloween special as a standalone project.
Giacchino said Marvel’s rumors tend to be “incredibly inaccurate,” revealing that while night werewolf takes place within the MCU, he wanted to keep the focus on that particular story without feeling the need to include cameos from other Marvel characters.
Responding to Rumors That Mahershala Ali’s Blade Almost Appeared In night werewolfMichael Giacchino revealed:
“You know what, rumors are incredibly inaccurate, I would say…99.9% of the time. The thing about the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that everyone thinks everything is going to be connected. Each thing. And that doesn’t mean we’re not related. But, I didn’t feel the need to say openly that we were. You know all the other shows did it and they did it brilliantly and I was like “you know what?”, when I was a kid I would pull a comic book off the shelf and this particular issue of Werewolf By Night had nothing to do with anything else in the Marvel Universe. What’s wrong with that? Its good! You know, they can all live together but we don’t always have to show them together. You know, let’s take a moment where we deal with this.
Giacchino then revealed that one of his main influences on night werewolf has been The twilight zone. He cites the series’ approach to storytelling via one-off anthology pieces as an example of the brand of storytelling that inspired his Marvel project:
“One of the shows that was a huge influence for me growing up was The Twilight Zone and what I loved was that each was its own thing and each story was something you had to think about for days. after and I said “Let’s do this! Let’s just worry about that.” You know, in the future, who knows? We’ll see where the characters go, we’ll see where we take them, but for now let’s just worry about this one thing here.
That resembles night werewolf will be standing on its own feet and has never been set to feature appearances from other MCU characters. marvel’s moon knight recently done spectacularly without any reference to other MCU characters, so maybe night werewolf will follow in the footsteps of this series.
night werewolf stars Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Al Hamacher, Eugenie Bondurant, Kirk Thatcheras Jovan, Jaycob Maya and Daniel Watts. Michael Giacchino directed the special from a script written by Peter Cameron and Heather Quinn. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige serves as the executive producer.
night werewolf will be available on Disney Plus on October 7. Stay tuned for all the latest news on the special and be sure to subscribe to the Heroic Hollywood YouTube channel for more original video content.
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