Even without all of the Teen Wolf actors, fans were excited while awaiting creator Jeff Davis, Tyler Posey and Tyler Hoechlin in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con. Posey’s entrance may not have been as extravagant as in other years, but he got up on a chair to make his entrance. No broken toe this year — as he and Jeff mentioned in the panel. Apparently, Tyler P. was in excruciating pain in the press room later that day. The boys were officially back, and for Hoechlin, this was what he was most excited about coming back to Teen Wolf. He recalled once again that the first time they were at Comic-Con, no one wanted them, but the following year the fans were welcoming. There was a lot of reminiscing on stage. The Tylers shared their love for each other multiple times — apparently hugged each other about 50 times on the first day on the set of the movie.

Tyler P. has been an advocate for bringing the show back and said, “before we even ended, I knew it was going to end at some point. I was like, ‘I need this sh*t back, immediately.’ And I think. I don’t know. I mean, first of all, I’m in the best place I’ve ever been in my entire life, you know? So it just feels cool. It just feels serendipitous that the show is back right now. We took a long enough step away from it to really appreciate it and miss it. The show consumed our lives for 10 years. And we were just constantly busy filming the show, and so I think we all needed a break.”

But before they got into all the excitement of the movie. They brought it all the way back to day one of filming the series. “I remember shooting the pilot. It’s not always the best memories that you hold on to, it’s sometimes the worst, and our first day was an absolute disaster. The camera broke down, it was freezing, we realized nobody knew anything about Lacrosse, and that’s what we were shooting that day,” Jeff said.

The crowd laughed, and Tyler P responded, “speak for yourself… And the trailer caught on fire.”

“Actually, the trailer caught on fire about the third day, I think,” Jeff added.

Before we even ended, I knew it was going to end at some point. I was like, ‘I need this sh*t back, immediately.’ And I think. I don’t know. I mean, first of all, I’m in the best place I’ve ever been in my entire life, you know? So it just feels cool. It just feels serendipitous that the show is back right now. We took a long enough step away from it to really appreciate it and miss it.

Despite the not-so-great beginning, everyone seemed to love working on the set. Jeff said that even the cast that was done with Teen Wolf came back to watch the final episode and told him it was their best job and asked him to hire them on his next project and pay them more.

As we know, Jeff is circling back around to Teen Wolf. He initially told Paramount+ he would not do another season, so they asked about a movie. So, Jeff started writing the film and putting it together with Russell Mulcahy and Joe Genier. The script ended up being 138 pages, and at some point, he realized he was writing an extremely long movie. “I realized I wrote a short season seven,” Jeff said. Sadly, it’s unclear if all of it will make the cut. But apparently, there are 20 main characters.

I remember shooting the pilot. It’s not always the best memories that you hold on to, it’s sometimes the worst, and our first day was an absolute disaster. The camera broke down, it was freezing, we realized nobody knew anything about Lacrosse, and that’s what we were shooting that day

And Scott McCall is older than Posey in the movie. “Yes. My character is now older than I am. I’ve never been the same age as Scott. When we first started, he was 15. I was 18. Now he’s like 55. And I’m 30,” Tyler P. said. FYI, he’s not 55. He’s in his 30s.

This segued into a conversation about all of Posey’s tattoos. And Jeff said he didn’t write any of these tattoos into the movie, and the only one he did in the show was the iconic tattoo from season three. Jeff also joked that Tyler P. only wears long sleeves, and Posey said he doesn’t have to show his body anymore. But, of course, the crowd did not like that at all.

When we first meet up with Scott in the film, he’s not in Beacon Hills anymore. “Yeah. Okay. So Beacon Hills kind of messed Scott up. And I think along with everybody here. Beacon Hills was a f*cking wild ride. Right?” Tyler P. said. Scott needed to step away, so he’s in L.A. He’s working at a vet. He’s lonely and dealing with being a human and saving himself.

As for the bigger picture, Jeff said the filmmaking didn’t change because they were overly ambitious for their budget back then and were still excessively ambitious now. “The real fun of it for me was getting them back together and seeing where the characters were in their lives this time—and also asking the question, what happened to them? Where are they now? And I think we came up with some good ideas, and actually, we also introduced a few interesting new characters too,” Jeff said.

One of the major new characters is Derek Hale’s son, Eli, played by Vince Mattis. Both Tylers are producers of the movie, and they brought Hoechlin in to help find his character’s son. It was essential to Tyler H. that it wasn’t just a credit and that he did something with it. Hoechlin helped with the auditions and did chemistry reads over Zoom because of Covid.

Yeah. Okay. So Beacon Hills kind of messed Scott up. And I think along with everybody here. Beacon Hills was a f*cking wild ride. Right?

The most exciting part of the panel was when they showed the trailer for the movie. The crowd erupted when they saw Crystal Reed on screen. So, of course, it was time to discuss Alisson after the lights came back on. After the official movie announcement, Crystal had texted Jeff, and he responded, asking how she would feel about picking up the bow and arrow again. She texted back, saying she “burst into tears.” She was in from the first moment and was excited about Jeff’s ideas.

Posey said it was great getting to work with Crystal again because they’ve both grown up a lot since they last worked together and now have similar interests. Scott P. added that it rocks Scott’s world to have Allison back but can’t say much more because Jeff was ready to jump across the table to stop him from revealing spoilers.

“Jeff has instilled it in us that if we leak anything, he would fire us. He doesn’t give a
sh*t if we are the leads of the movie. Jeff will find another one,” Posey said. And apparently, a guy on TikTok looks exactly like Tyler, and Jeff said he could do it.

If you saw the panel, you heard all the swear words that Tyler P. used during it, and he also announced they would be using the F word in the Teen Wolf movie. It sounds to be the R-rated version of the show that was on MTV.

The three of them were tight-lipped once getting into movie details. Tyler H. was asked how he felt about where his character left off. His only answer was “no” because he wasn’t allowed to give anything away. He would say it was an exciting ending, but Jeff countered with it’s an emotional ending. So, until we see the movie, you can do what you will with that. We’ll be on the edge of our seats, hoping everyone makes it. But Jeff did say they are in discussions about doing more. So this may not be the end of Teen Wolf.

In a fun surprise, Jeff was asked about The Buffy the Vampire Slayer inspiration and if he would get Sarah Michelle Gellar on the show. The Teen Wolf creator said he would love that and announced Sarah would be starring in the spin-off, Wolf Pack, and then Sarah got on the stage. The crowd was very excited by the surprise. It also seemed like a great way to end the panel.

Check out the intense trailer for the Teen Wolf movie. It’s got most of your old favorites. And many old enemies and locations that will give you major nostalgia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okJGAJJI5vk