{"id":564876,"date":"2025-11-12T02:54:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/564876\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T02:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:54:22","slug":"follow-up-to-90-rated-mcu-release-finally-gets-an-exciting-update-after-3-years-of-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/564876\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow-Up To 90% Rated MCU Release Finally Gets An Exciting Update After 3 Years Of Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last few years have seen Marvel put out a staggering number of releases, with the MCU<\/a> growing at an exponential rate. The core problem, though, is that this has meant there are often several years between a character\u2019s debut and their return. Simu Liu\u2019s Shang-Chi, for example, released in 2021 \u2013 with the actor only returning to the MCU in next year\u2019s Avengers: Doomsday. Shang-Chi is one of the most dramatic examples, but he\u2019s far from the only one.<\/p>\n

Composer and director Michael Giacchino has just offered an exciting update about the sequel to his 2023 MCU TV special, Werewolf by Night. Speaking at a panel at Deadline\u2019s Sound & Screen: Film (per Deadline<\/a>), he revealed his next project will involve directing this much-anticipated sequel. \u201cIf you haven\u2019t seen it, watch it. It\u2019s on\u00a0Disney+ if you still have that,\u201d he quipped, referring to Disney+ boycotts after Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s suspension.<\/p>\n

Werewolf by Night was One of Marvel\u2019s Best Phase 4 Releases<\/p>\n

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Giacchino\u2019s first Werewolf by Night TV special was one of the best releases in the MCU Phase 4 (signified by its 90% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes). The legendary composer demonstrated phenomenal skill, creating an unusual special presentation that dared to step away from the standard MCU formats and formulas. It was even originally released in black and white, a homage to classic supernatural horror movies. Werewolf by Night starred Gael Garcia Bernal as Jack Russell, the titular werewolf, and Laura Donnelly as monster hunter Elsa Bloodstone.<\/p>\n

The end of Werewolf by Night<\/a> saw Elsa claim the mystical power of the Bloodstone, setting her up as a force to be reckoned with in the MCU\u2019s still-developing supernatural side. There were hints that Jack Russell retains a degree of control over his beast form, meaning he too could become a major heroic figure as the story continues. Meanwhile, the show also introduced viewers to the monstrous Man-Thing<\/a>, a being whose presence has been teased in the MCU for years. It will be thrilling to see these stories continue at last.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been almost complete radio silence about this sequel until this comment. Speaking in April, Giacchino confirmed he\u2019s keen to return to Werewolf by Night<\/a>, but explained that he felt Marvel was waiting for the industry to settle down into its new normal. Marvel and Disney have pivoted away from their previous strategy, reducing the number of releases each year for fear of brand dilution, but it seems the Werewolf by Night sequel has finally found its place. That news is sure to delight the special presentation\u2019s fandom.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Leave a comment below and\u00a0join the conversation now in the\u00a0ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The last few years have seen Marvel put out a staggering number of releases, with the MCU growing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":564877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[77,15576,3943,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-564876","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-marvel-cinematic-universe","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115534473944444725","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}