Sir John Talbot is the main antagonist in The Wolfman (2010).
Biography[]
During a hunting expedition, Sir John was led into a cave where a small, feral werewolf boy attacked and bit him. He dismissed the bite as a mere wound, but one month after the bite when he returned home, he transformed into a werewolf and murdered his wife Solana, which was framed as a suicide to hide the truth rom his son Lawrence Talbot. Sir John had Lawrence locked away at an asylum where he was mentally and physically tortured. Sir John, meanwhile, had his servant, Singh, lock him up every full moon night after that. Despite admitting to having considered suicide, he ultimately embraced his inner beast and used it as a vessel to kill other people and get revenge on the world.
25 years later, one night, after having a drunken argument with his other son Ben Talbot regarding his fiancee Gwen, Singh tried to sedate Sir John but was knocked unconscious. Because of Singh being knocked out, Sir John was unable to lock himself up, and so transformed into a werewolf and killed Ben, as well as three other villagers. Upon transforming back, he threw his son's body in a ditch to cover his tracks.
After receiving a letter from Gwen informing him of Ben's disappearance. Lawrence returns home and reunites with his estranged father, who informs him that Ben's body had already been found mutilated. Lawrence decides to help investigate Ben's death, and so visits a gypsy camp where a lynch mob was accusing the gypsies and their "dancing bear" of being responsible. Sir John, as a werewolf, attacks and bites Lawrence after killing several gypsies and members of the lynch mob alike, leading up to the events when Lawrence went on a bloody rampage one month later.
The next day, Sir John encounters the now human Lawrence and, realizing that Lawrence is now a werewolf, sends him back to the same Asylum as years before. During this time Sir John succumbs to the power of the werewolf, kills Singh and focuses on controlling his power for his own needs. Sir John visits the Asylum revealing he's behind everything and tries to force his son Lawrence into joining him, but Lawrence refuses.
Death[]
Sir John's severed head.
Lawrence later escapes the Asylum and confronts his father back in their mansion. Lawrence finds Singh's gun with silver bullets, and attempts to shoot his father, only to learn the powder was taken from the bullets years before. As the full moon arises, they both turn into werewolves and start attacking each other. At first, Sir John seems to overpower his son, but Lawrence gains the upper hand by kicking Sir John into the lit fireplace, covering him in flames. Ultimately, Lawrence kills his father by slashing him in the stomach and clawing his head off.
Victims[]
- Solana Talbot - Killed by werewolf-John offscreen
- Quinn Noddy - Killed by werewolf-John (mentioned)
- Ben Talbot - Killed by werewolf-John offscreen
- Unnamed Victim - Killed by werewolf-John (mentioned)
- Unnamed Victim - Killed by werewolf-John (mentioned)
- Rick Baker Cameo - Tackled and eaten
- Guy in Camp #1 - Back slashed up
- Guy in Camp #2 - Friendly fire (partially caused by John)
- Mr. Kirk - Grabbed by Werewolf
- Body in Wagon - Found dead by Constable Nye
- Constable Nye - Clawed through jaw
- Body on Ground #1 - Seen dead on camp
- Body on Ground #2 - Seen dead on camp
- Singh - Found dead in Talbot Hall
- Carter (Who?) - Found dead in parlor
Trivia[]
- Sir John is played the legendary Anthony Hopkins in his first appearance on the Kill Count.