The horror-comedy based on the video game of the same name, Werewolves Within will release as a Cinema Premiere on DStv Box Office on Sunday 31 October 2021. The Halloween release stars Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, and Glenn Fleshler, and was produced by Ubisoft.
In the film, forest ranger Finn Wheeler (Sam Richardson) is assigned to cover Beaverfield, a small town where the residents are divided over a pipeline proposed by businessman Sam Parker (Wayne Duvall). Upon arriving, Finn befriends mail carrier Cecily Moore (Milana Vayntrub) while also meeting Trisha Anderson (Michaela Watkins) and her unfaithful husband Pete (Michael Chernus), wealthy couple Devon (Cheyenne Jackson) and Joaquim Wolfson (Harvey Guillén), blue collar workers Gwen (Sarah Burns) and Marcus (George Basil), and isolationist Emerson Flint (Glenn Fleshler).
That night, a blizzard knocks out all power in Beaverfield, forcing the residents to take refuge in a local lodge owned by Jeanine Sherman (Catherine Curtin). The power outage occurs right before Trisha’s dog is killed by an unknown assailant, which increases tensions in the town. Further conflict arises when Finn discovers that all of Beaverfield’s generators were sabotaged and the body of Jeanine’s missing husband Dave is underneath the lodge’s porch.
The residents attempt to barricade themselves inside the lodge for safety, but Pete has his hand bitten off by the same unknown assailant. Environmentalist Dr. Jane Ellis, an opponent of the pipeline, suspects that the assailant is a werewolf who is one of the lodge’s current inhabitants.
“This is a classic “who done it” horror-comedy. Werewolves Within offers audiences offers equal helpings of both genre, serving up to a whole lot of fun in the process” said Benjamin Cowley, CEO Gravel Road Distribution Group. “The film has received excellent reviews from critics overseas, and holds an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the highest-rated film based on a video game” he added.
Werewolves Within is being released by Gravel Road Distribution Group in Southern Africa.
