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STV · 03/19/08 05:30PM

Entertainment Weekly today published first-look photos of Benicio Del Toro in The Wolf Man, production of which recently got underway after a bit of a director problem that resulted from creative werewolf differences and budget issues. Regarding the latter, no less than 90 percent of Universal's reported $85 million appears to be dedicated to the area in and around Del Toro's head, down the classy metal fillings and hair that, according to make-up legend Rick Baker, must be glued on individually each day and requires an hour to remove after shooting. And while the replacement of helmer Mark Romanek for the far more benign Disney alum Joe Johnston continues to frighten us more than any cosmetic fangs, Baker's bounce back from the more singular horror of Eddie Murphy's Norbit make-up is a recovery anyone can get behind. [Oh No They Didn't]