Robert R. McCammon's beloved World War II werewolf story, The Wolf's Hour, is on its way to film!
The Wolf’s Hour, the World War II werewolf novel by Robert R. McCammon, may finally be headed to the big screen. Despite a series of lycanthropic missteps for Universal, Universal Pictures and producers Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious) and Emile Gladstone have optioned a script treatment of Robert McCammon’s 1989 novel The Wolf’s Hour.
The Wolf’s Hour centers on Michael Gallatin, a master British secret agent in the days of World War II...who also happens to be a werewolf. In the novel, McCammon weaves Gallatin’s past in turn of the century Russia where he first became a werewolf with the agent’s Nazi fighting days as an elite British agent. Yes, it’s werewolf James Bond fighting Nazis. It just doesn’t get any cooler than that. For decades, fans of the legendary McCammon have been singing the praises of The Wolf’s Hour and saying how perfect McCammon’s World War II era werewolf thriller would be for a big screen treatment.
According to Deadline, “the script was written by Bradley and Kevin Marcus. The brothers optioned the 1989 novel themselves, and took the time to flesh out a script that sparked Morgan and Gladstone after CMP exec Ainsley Davies brought it in.”
This is great news for fans waiting for the next great werewolf film. Since 2010’s The Wolfman, Universal Pictures has been looking for the right take on a modern day werewolf franchise. The Wolf’s Hour is a departure for the more traditional horror of Universal, but McCammon’s novel is a genre mash-up that could have fans howling for more.
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