Entertainment Weekly has your first look at Benicio del Toro in full makeup for his starring role as The Wolfman. We know what you’re thinking: Doesn’t del Toro already look like a wolfman? Why would he need any makeup? Just look at this still of Jack Nicholson in 1994’s Wolf; he looks like he just rolled out of bed and stumbled straight to the set. But apparently Rick Baker still needs to make a living, so despite the fact that he’s already been down this road with American Werewolf in London, the legendary makeup man is back at it. Hit the jump to see del Toro in all his furry glory.

Despite all the newfangled advances in special effects, Baker has put his werewolf together the old-fashioned way: “The part that covers his nose and his brow is what we call an appliance. It's made up of a foam, latex piece with tissue-thin edges that covers part of Benicio's face and blends into his own skin. Then we have a wig and dentures that change his teeth into the giant Wolfman teeth. Most of the hair on his face is what we call 'laid.' It's actually loose hair that we apply little bits at a time with glue to his face. It's very much the way the Wolfman was done in the [1941] original [starring Lon Chaney].”

The movie, directed by Jurassic Park III’s Joe Johnston, is due next year. Check out more pictures and the rest of the Baker interview here.