According to reports from the UK's Pinewood Studios, stunt rigging and wire-work specialists Extreme Locations Rigging supplied equipment for the 'action unit' re-shoot of Universal's upcoming remake of "The Wolf Man" @ Pinewood Studios.
Extreme Locations Managing Director Robin Earle provided high-end technical stunt rigs, working alongside veteran filmmaker/stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong.
Extreme Locations Managing Director Robin Earle provided high-end technical stunt rigs, working alongside veteran filmmaker/stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong.
The re-shoot relied heavily on stunt wire work and puppetry, with each stunt set-up requiring speedy rigging and de-rigging, culminating in a major stunt by Rick English.Budgeted at $85 million, "The Wolfman", set in the late 1880's, keeps the plotline of the original 1941 Universal feature, focusing on 'Lawrence Talbot' (Benicio del Toro) who meets up with his father (Anthony Hopkins) following the death and disappearance of his brother.
The film details events during Lawrence's past that led to his estrangement from his father, with the setting changing from the Welsh village of 'Llanwelly' to the English village of Blackmore and the city of London.
Talbot was traumatized by his mother's death as a child and has fallen in love with 'Gwen Conliffe' (Emily Blunt), his brother's fiancée.Following his brother's disappearance, Talbot hunts a murderer, which turns out to be a werewolf, and the curse is passed on.
Directed by Joe "The Rocketeer" Johnston, Universal's "The Wolf Man" will be released November 6, 2009...
