The Batman Composer Michael Giacchino Tapped To Direct Marvel’s Disney+ Halloween Special
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By Valerie Ettenhofer/March 11, 2022 3:29 pm EST
If Giacchino behind the camera doesn’t immediately have us hooked, the details of the project are sure to do the trick: Gael García Bernal is set to star in the project. Though initial reports don’t specify whether “Werewolf By Night” will be live-action or animated, Bernal is well-versed in both, building his career on performances in Spanish-language films like “Y Tu Mamá También” and “Bad Education” before taking a family-friendly role in Pixar’s “Coco.”
The Giacchino-Bernal werewolf collab we didn’t know we needed
Giacchino may initially seem like an odd choice for a director. No offense intended to the artist, who made some of my favorite music of all time with the “Lost” soundtrack, but the composer to director pipeline is relatively unconventional. But Giacchino actually does have directing experience under his belt: He’s previously helmed the Patton Oswald-led short “Monster Challenge,” along with an episode of “Star Trek: Short Treks.” Plus, he has extensive experience in the MCU already, having composed the scores for “Doctor Strange,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” and the upcoming “Thor: Love and Thunder.”
The combined powers of Giacchino, Bernal, and werewolves already make this sound like an irresistible Mad Lib of a project to me, but the fact that it’s being referred to as a Halloween special is the cherry on top of this announcement. In our IP-heavy era of entertainment, we’re overdue for a resurgence of holiday specials, and spooky season often delivers the best of the best. I can’t wait to see Bernal (hopefully) go full wolf this Halloween.
The Disney+ Halloween special is set to debut in 2022.
