Gael Garcia Bernal slips into a mysterious and fascinating role for "Werewolf By Night", a medium-length black and white film that plunges into a very dark corner of the Marvel universe.
Monster hunters compete for a magic stone in this homage to horror classics from composer Michael Giacchino.
They came, they are all here.
Gael Garcia Bernal in particular, who embodies a mysterious character in the middle of a beautiful group of monster hunters gathered to find out who will inherit a stone with powerful powers.
With
Werewolf at Night
,
a medium-length black and white film where red sometimes invites itself for very successful effects, Michael Giacchino signs a Marvel production in the form of a horrifying one-hour medium-length film, the ideal pre-Halloween aperitif available from Friday on Disney+ .
“It is a tribute to the classics of horror cinema, explains the actor to
20 Minutes
.
It's a universe that Michael Giacchino adores and that he wanted to bring back to life on screen.
The director, who signs his first film here, is best known as an Oscar-winning composer of the music of
Up
by Pete Docter in 2010.
In all cultures
"Werewolves are fascinating characters," comments Gael Garcia Bernal, referring to the "werewolf" in the title.
What ideal creatures to talk about death and life a few days before Halloween!
The dark side of these adventures seduced the actor.
“Werewolves have their equivalent in all cultures,” explains the actor.
It was sometimes the way to demonize people who lived on the margins of society.
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The film immerses the public in the dark recesses of Marvel mythology, a delight for lovers of the genre.
“The fantastic allows all kinds of fantasies, specifies Gael Garcia Bernal.
It is a very fun type of cinema to play because its possibilities are inexhaustible.
I dream of finding this character.
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The arrival of Gael Garcia Bernal at Marvel is done in a flamboyant way as he seems to feast between fights and dialogues with a dynamic huntress and dialogues with a sprawling creature whose not really easy physique hides a heart of gold.
“My character has lived for several hundred years, which gives him a certain philosophy of life,” he explains. “Spoiler-free, something strange happens to him every full moon.
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Like a childish nightmare
Although we quickly suspect what happens to the hero, the Gothic atmosphere of this tale hits the mark.
"I feel particularly lucky to have been able to participate in this adventure because it is with films like this one because we find there the essence and the playful side of acting," explains Gael Garcia Bernal.
The viewer, meanwhile, reconnects with the shivers of his childhood nightmares.
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