Director Addresses Fan Fears About Teen Wolf TV Show

One decade that will forever be fond in most horror fans hearts is the 80s. Some really fantastic films came out in those years both horror and outside of the genre. So anytime a remake from a film made in the 80s is announced.. somebodies childhood is being stomped on.

Den of Geek recently caught up with the director of the pilot, Russell Mulcahy, for the Teen Wolf TV show which is being filmed for MTV. They began to ask him how he felt about doing the fans of the original right and he shot back:

“I’ve heard this, I haven’t read it, but I’ve heard this and let me assure you - I mean we are not screwing around with the obviously very much beloved 80s Michael J. Fox classic, we are not doing that.

Obviously it’s inspired by it, but the new MTV Teen Wolf takes out a totally different slant, taking more of the slant of The Lost Boys, so to speak. It still has humour, but it’s basically got horror and humour. The humour is in the characters and the real situations and the teenagers, it’s very real and not played for any obvious laughs - they come from the situation."

If what he is saying is true.. I'm not sure MTV will even greenlight it for a full season. This doesn't sound like anything MTV would be interested in. That is if he does exactly what it sounds like in this interview. So we will be keeping an on this project and letting you know what happens in the future.