Boyle & Beaufoy Working Together Again on Werewolf Film

After their last two collaborations, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours, each earned Best Picture nominations (and with the former winning; the latter still to be decided), it makes sense that Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy would want to work together again. They certainly had similarities in terms of style and tone, but feel like, at least to me, completely different works. So it also shouldn’t be a surprise that their next collaboration could be something different that what they’ve worked on in the past.

And that next collaboration may be what’s been described as a werewolves-in-gangland-LA film, based on the epic poem Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow. Speaking to InContention, he revealed new details about the project, stating that he’s been taking ride-alongs with members of the LAPD in Compton and Watts as preparation for the script. The story was described as Boyz N the Hood if the characters in that film transformed into violent dogs at night. I can’t say I’ve ever heard of something like this before, and it has my attention if for no other reason than that.

Also, Beaufoy spoke to BBC America, and gave some more details on the potential movie, including the mix of genre they’re going for. His quote that best sums it up is that it’s “a police procedural mixed with a werewolf film”. He was fairly honest about the adaptation, saying that “If you get it wrong, it’s a disaster. If you get it right, it’s extraordinary.” Let’s hope for the latter in this case, because I would love to see this not only come to fruition, but to also live up to its high potential.

I love both Slumdog and 127 Hours, and this gets me excited in part because of how different it sounds, so this seems like a project that’s too interesting for us to never see.