Acclaimed 2022 Marvel Hit Is Finally Getting a Sequel

File this under: not a shock, but still very welcome. Michael Giacchino just said the quiet part out loud — he is directing a follow-up to his 2022 Marvel Studios Special Presentation 'Werewolf by Night'.

Yes, 'Werewolf by Night' is getting a sequel

At Deadline's Sound & Screen: Film event, Giacchino confirmed that his next directing gig is a return to Marvel's monster corner with a new chapter after 'Werewolf by Night'. He even tossed in a little nudge to catch up if you missed it: "If you haven't seen it, watch it. It's on Disney+ if you still have that."

This is Giacchino stepping back into the MCU director's chair, not just the scoring booth. The original special shot in early-to-mid 2022 and dropped right in time for Halloween that year. If Marvel runs a similar playbook, cameras could roll sooner rather than later and a Halloween 2026 release window would make a lot of sense — not official, but the math checks out.

Giacchino also talked about why he keeps chasing directing work, calling it the thing he was aiming for from the start. As he put it, "As a composer, it's a very solitary thing. I missed that interaction with a group of people."

• Giacchino confirmed his next project is a 'Werewolf by Night' follow-up, returning him to directing in the MCU.
• The first special filmed in early-to-mid 2022 and hit Disney+ for Halloween 2022; a 2026 Halloween window for the sequel feels plausible if they mirror that timing.
• He says directing was always the goal, after years of composing in a more solitary lane.
• On Marvel's 'Fantastic Four: First Steps', he revealed he scrapped an entire initial score and started over after a watch-back didn't sit right.
• He developed early themes for Galactus and the Silver Surfer long before cameras rolled.
• Kevin Feige personally asked him to craft music for the Fantastic Four Comic-Con presentation, which led to full scoring duties on the film.

Meanwhile, he tossed an entire 'Fantastic Four' score

At the same event, Giacchino pulled back the curtain on his work for 'Fantastic Four: First Steps'. He wrote most of an original score early — before filming — building out themes for Galactus and the Silver Surfer. Then he watched the movie with that music and decided it was the wrong fit, so he dumped it and started fresh. That is not common, and it tells you how hands-on he is about matching tone to picture.

"I actually wrote a whole other score for this film that you probably won't ever hear. I just remember seeing it for the first time with the music and something didn't feel right."

Worth noting: his Fantastic Four path started when Kevin Feige tapped him to compose for the Comic-Con reveal. That one-off turned into the full score, which shows how tightly Giacchino is woven into Marvel's creative machinery right now.

Bottom line: between a new werewolf outing and a retooled Fantastic Four score, Giacchino is juggling both Marvel's horror-tinged playground and its flagship reboot. Good news for fans — and probably great news for anyone who liked the bold, black-and-white swing of the first 'Werewolf by Night'.