A Halloween special from Marvel is headed to Disney+ next year, The Wrap reports today, with the project “said to be centered on a werewolf character.” Naturally, this is leading to speculation that the project centers on the Werewolf by Night character, and The Wrap notes that “individuals with knowledge” of the project suggest it is indeed tied to that concept.
“Marvel Studios is actively searching for a Latino actor to lead the cast of an as-yet untitled Halloween Special that will air on Disney+,” The Wrap explains in their exclusive report.
The Werewolf by Night nickname actually applies to two different Marvel Comics characters, first Jack Russell back in the 1970s and more recently new character Jack Gomez.
Wikipedia explains, “Jack Russell is a descendant of the mystically-altered offshoot of humans known as Lycanthropes. During the night of the full moon and the two nights surrounding it he is forced to mutate into a werewolf, a large, powerful form which is a hybrid of human and wolf, and loses his human intellect. Through a series of events, he is also capable of mutating voluntarily outside of the full moon, at which time he remains in control.”
Notably, Issue #32 of the Werewolf by Night comic series features the first appearance from Moon Knight, a character Marvel will soon be bringing to the screen in his own series.
