The film pays tribute to the late brother of Whannell's wife Corbett Tuck, who also wrote "Wolf Man" with the director.When writing a horror movie, Leigh Whannell asks himself, "What scares me at my core?

Leigh Whannell, Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo Starring: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger Rated: R for bloody violent content, grisly images and some language.

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.

When a close friend succumbed to motor neuron disease, Australian filmmaker Leigh Whannell channelled his grief into his latest movie.

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,

With Wolf Man, Leigh Whannell's latest horror film and follow-up to another classic Universal Monster reimagining -- the acclaimed The Invisible Man -- the writer/director he saw an opportunity to do exactly that with his own take on the legendary creature. What happened next was so gruesome that even the film's crew was stunned.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - “Even a man who’s pure in heart, and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms, and the autumn moon is bright.” That is a phrase used in every Universal Wolf-Man movie; but the most recent adaptation in theaters this weekend isn’t your regular universal Wolf Man outing.

Leigh Whannell's 'Wolf Man' is a thrilling experience that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat. Read the full review on Dread Central.