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| “ | I must confess, I envy my brother. The days he had with you, what joy he must have felt. I would have given anything I own to have known you in another life. I must get back to Talbot Hall and end this. | „ |
| ~ Lawrence Talbot to Gwen Conliffe. |
Lawrence Talbot, also known as The Wolf Man, is the protagonist villain of the 2010 remake of the 1941 horror classic, The Wolf Man. He is based on his original incarnation of the same name.
He was portrayed by Benicio del Toro, who also played Jack Rafferty in Sin City, DJ in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Lado in Savages, The Collector in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Dario in License To Kill.
Biography
Lawrence Talbot is a Shakespearean actor who has lived in America following his mother's apparent suicide. During a performance of Hamlet, Lawrence meets Gwen Conliffe, the fiancée of his brother Ben. She explains that Ben has disappeared and requests Lawrence's aid. Lawrence returns to his ancestral home of Blackmoor, where he reunites with his estranged father, Sir John Talbot. He learns that Ben's body has been viciously mauled, and decides to investigate. Visiting the gypsies at the full moon, Lawrence is attacked and bitten by a werewolf.
After an unnaturally fast recovery, Lawrence transforms into the Wolfman and goes on a rampage on Blackmoor. The next day, he is apprehended by Inspector Francis Aberline and taken to the asylum he was incarcerated as a child. During his stay, he learns that his father was not only the werewolf that bit him, but also killed Ben and his mother.
Lawrence is taken to a case study overseen by Dr. Hoenneger. He tries to warn the spectators of the danger they are in, but they shrug it off. When the full moon arrives, he transforms into the Wolfman, brutally murders Dr. Hoenneger, and rampages through London. The next day, Lawrence decides to return to Blackmoor to settle things once and for all. Gwen follows him in an attempt to save him, as does Aberline to fight him.
A month later, Lawrence returns to Talbot Hall and attempts to shoot Sir John using his Sikh servant Singh's silver bullets, but Sir John explains that he had removed the powder years ago. The Talbots transform into werewolves as they battle and set fire to Talbot Hall, with the Wolfman decapitating Sir John. Aberline arrives and attempts to shoot the Wolfman, but Gwen disrupts the shot and flees. The Wolfman confronts and bites Aberline before chasing Gwen, cornering her at a gorge. She pleads with Lawrence, who recognizes her. As hunters arrive, she is forced to shoot the Wolfman with a silver bullet, and Lawrence reverts back to his human form before dying from his wound in her arms. However, Gwen soon discovers that Lawrence has bitten Aberline, and both soon realize Aberline's inevitable fate as a werewolf.
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