Werewolves Within: IFC Films acquires Scare Me director’s creature feature

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

A year has passed since we first heard that a cinematic adaptation of Ubisoft's 2016 VR video game Werewolves Within was coming from Josh Ruben, director of the fun film Scare Me (watch it HERE), and now we know when we're going to have a chance to see Ruben's Werewolves Within in North America.

IFC Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to Werewolves Within and are planning to give the film a theatrical release on June 25th, with an On Demand and Digital release to follow on July 2nd.

The video game had the following description: 

After several attacks on townsfolk, the medieval village of Gallowston has had enough! Werewolves Within will transport you to the medieval village of Gallowston, where you must uncover the werewolves that have been terrorizing the townsfolk.

Werewolves Within is a fast-paced game of hidden roles and social deduction for 5-8 players. In one game, You might be a villager trying their hardest to cleanse the town of werewolves, while minutes later you could be the werewolf lying and betraying friends in order to survive the vote. Utilize specific roles and abilities, and the power of persuasion to assess, deduce and win the round. Whether playing a vigilant villager or a devious werewolf, no two games are ever the same.

Scripted by Mishna Wolff, the film has the following synopsis: 

After a proposed gas pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger FINN (Sam Richardson) and postal worker CECILY (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community.

Werewolves Within 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. 

Richardson also produced the film with Ubisoft's Jason Altman, Margaret Boykin, and Andrew Lieberman, and Vanishing Angle's Matt Miller, Natalie Metzger, and Benjamin Wiessner.

IFC Films' Arianna Bocco says, 

WEREWOLVES WITHIN is a wild and hilarious film adaptation of Ubisoft’s genius original game concept and we are so thrilled to bring this entertaining whodunnit to audiences this summer. Josh Ruben who arrived with SCARE ME, has assembled an incredible cast to bring his newest vision to light, and we’re sure it will leave audiences clutching their popcorn and howling from laughter."

An image from Werewolves Within can be seen below.

I haven't played the video game, but I enjoyed Ruben's Scare Me, so I'm looking forward to seeing what he has done with this set-up.