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Disclaimer: Posts written the day after the Super Bowl may lack the joie de vivre, devil-may-care je ne sais quois, and abilty to spell with which FilmDrunk has come to be associated.  For obvious reasons.

As I reported earlier, the studio behind Wolf Man had a few candidates in mind to replace departing director Mark Romanek.  They’ve reached a decision, and their choice is… Joe Johnston.

Who?  Exactly.  Johnston was the auteur behind such modern classics as Hidalgo, Jurassic Park III, and October Sky.  I haven’t seen any of those movies, but I’m pretty sure they suck. They’re similar to your mother in that regard.

The cast for the $100 million picture (Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt) is reportedly still in place, but who knows how that’ll turn out.  Benicio hasn’t worked with a director this shitty since the mid 90s. 

According to IMDB, Johnston got his start working as a storyboard artist for George Lucas, who later got him into USC Film School and paid his tuition. As for myself, my career hit a rough patch right around the time I got caught stirring the boss’ coffee with my dick.  It was worth it. 

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