Disney+ has just released 'Werewolf By Night', a 52 minute television special, produced by Marvel Studios and based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
Olivier Award winning actress Laura Donnelly stars as the female lead, Elsa Bloodstone, part of a family of monster hunters who is described by her father as "the greatest disappointment of his life. When her father, from who she is estranged, dies, she competes against 5 experienced monster hunters to find the new leader of the Bloodstones. One of the other competitors is Jack Russell (played by Gael García Bernal), a monster hunter who has been afflicted with a curse that turns him into a werewolf. The film is shot in black and white and exudes an "exceptional air of self-contained, '30s Art Deco horror elegance" (Mashable).
The TV special was released today, Friday 7th October. Watch the trailer.
Reviews so far have been extremely positive with Variety calling it "a triumphant first effort at losing the capes and spandex and delving into more genre territory for Marvel", Mashable calling it "the perfect Halloween watch" and IGN describes it as "a wondrous homage to the classic Universal monster movies". Den of Geek praises Laura's performance saying she is "perfectly cast" and "exudes the emotional scars that decades of abuse and neglect have inflicted" with IGN saying she is a "kick-ass Elsa with strength and fortitude".
Laura Donnelly is best known for her starring role in 'Outlander' as well as her Olivier Award winning performance in Sam Mendes' West End production of 'The Ferryman'. She is available for voiceovers from Anthea Represents. Click her image for her profile page and voiceover showreel.
