The writer-director was partially inspired by a close friend who died of ALS, but ultimatley lost a scene involving the affliction: "That's definitely one that hurt when I took it out."
Wolf Man is the latest Universal Monster to get a modern treatment, but the film falls short of its renowned predecessor.
Wolf Man director Leigh Whannell has addressed his decision to move on from The Invisible Man sequel, The Invisible Woman, and opens up on why Ryan Gosling didn't star in his latest monster
I was so happy with Invisible Man’s ending that I just don’t feel the artistic need to go forward with it,” he tells THR. “The financial need is something different. The studio might look at that and say,
Wolf Man was called 'pulse-pounding' and 'terrifying' in first reactions, but the Rotten Tomatoes score leaves little to be desired as Leigh Whannell's reimagining of George Waggner's 1941 film currently has an underwhelming score of 56% on review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes.
Australian creator of the Saw horror series talks about rebooting a werewolf classic and why he never thought Hollywood was his destiny
Julia Garner won three Emmys for her work in “Ozark.” Now, in “Wolf Man,” she plays a woman in peril. What happened?
The themes within “Wolf Man” are far blunter than “Invisible Man,” but it will be interesting to see if Whannell continues to use Universal’s monsters to tell another story of feminine trauma and resilience to create a trilogy of terror.
Audiences had reason to hope for stronger stuff since just five years ago, director Leigh Whannell struck thematic and fright-fest gold with a riveting reboot of "The Invisible Man" that made star Elisabeth Moss the victim of a timely monster called toxic ...
Leigh Whannell, the director of the Hollywood film The Invisible Man, has said that he is not interested in making a sequel. Despite acknowledging the potential financial success of such a project, he is content with the original film's ending.
Review - Australian writer-director Leigh Whannell takes a crack at a famous monster - and finds something new, Dan Slevin writes.
Psychological thrillers have a magnetic allure, drawing audiences into a labyrinth of twisted minds, murky motives, and suspenseful atmospheres. These films masterfully unravel the darker sides of human nature,