So Universal's attempted relaunch of their classic monster franchise The Wolf Man had hit a big snag when Mark Romanek suddenly dropped out of directing the $100 million thriller due to creative differences. Replacement suggestions varied wildly, from the incomparable Frank Darabont to the infamous Brett Ratner, but they've finally settled on Joe Johnston, director of Hidalgo and Jurassic Park III, to fill the empty slot, Variety says. Not the best pedigree, but I believe that Benicio Del Toro as the Wolfman is more than enough to buoy the picture, especially with Anthony Hopkins playing his father, in the great tradition of Teen Wolf Dad.
Also Horace from The Monster Squad would like to remind you that "Wolf Man's got nards." I think this proves that Benicio Del Toro also has nards.
