It’s “The Purge meets werewolves” this holiday season, as action star Frank Grillo takes on the iconic monsters in the newly released trailer for this December’s action horror thrill-ride, Werewolves. The movie boasts the kind of killer high-concept that only comes around once in a blue moon, with Grillo leading the fight after a rare supermoon event triggers a gene in every human being and turning them into a werewolf if they enter the moonlight.
Try to contain your excitement-gene and love for spectacular action movies as you check out the trailer for Werewolves below, courtesy of director Steven C. Miller.
Directed and co-produced by Steven C. Miller and written by Matthew Kennedy, and hailing from Briarcliff Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group, Werewolves stars Frank Grillo alongside Katrina Law (NCIS), Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather Of Harlem), James Michael Cummings (City On The Hill) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Prodigal Son, Young Guns). Alongside the first footage from the action horror outing, you can also check out the spellbinding official synopsis for Werewolves below.
“In WEREWOLVES, a supermoon event has triggered a latent gene in every human on the planet, turning anyone who entered the moonlight into a werewolf for that one night. Chaos ensued and close to a billion people died. Now, a year later, the Supermoon is back….”
Werewolves Promises To Be a High-Concept Action Horror Classic
In an exclusive interview with MovieWeb back in February, Frank Grillo offered the perfect summary for Werewolves – and it’s sure to have action fans howling with delight. Discussing the project, The Purge: Anarchy star called Werewolves “basically The Purge meets werewolves,” which can surely only mean that the movie will be nothing less than an action horror classic.
“Yeah, I got one coming out called Werewolves about — you guessed it! But Steven C. Miller, who directed it, has gone above and beyond what he’s done in the past and he’s taken his time. They put a lot of money into the post. It’s practical werewolves, it’s a bunch of big guys, seven-footers. It’s basically The Purge meets werewolves, because it’s a night when there’s a supermoon and there’s this kind of disease, and blah, blah blah, just go watch the movie. But I’m really excited for it because it’s been done beautifully. They just finished the sound in Dolby Atmos, and it’s going to theaters. I think it’s going to be in 2000 or 2500 theaters. So, I’m excited for that.”
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Frank Grillo has become known for his action movie prowess thanks to roles in the likes of Beyond Skyline, Warrior, Homefront (in which he went toe-to-toe with Jason Statham), Wheelman, Copshop, Boss Level, and The Purge franchise, of which a sixth and final movie is now in the works. Grillo has also become a staple in the comic book movie world, having played Brock Rumlow a.k.a. Crossbones in the MCU and now joining the DCU as Creature Commandos member Rick Flag Sr.
Werewolves
is due to be unleashed in the United States on December 6, 2024.