This weekend sees the latest in a new generation of “Universal Monster” movies with Wolf Man. Director Leigh Whannell previously struck gold with his adaptation of The Invisible Man and while his new film isn’t receiving quite the response from critics, it’s still poised to be a solid hit, thanks to a less than blockbuster budget.
Just bracing you for it, but it’s going to be a rather dull MLK weekend at the box office, that is unless Sony’s R-rated femme comedy One of Them Days surprises. Post Covid, the No. 1 movie over MLK weekend has been able to do north of $33M over four-days;
"Wolf Man" has moments of suspense and psychological tension but leans too heavily on jump scares and a weak story, says film critic Peter Travers.
"Wolf Man" writer-director Leigh Whannell told UPI he wanted his modern re-imagining of the classic Universal Pictures monster to be simultaneously familiar and distinct.
It’s a full moon at the box office. Universal and Blumhouse’s “Wolf Man” reboot has made $1.4 million in Thursday previews so far. As it opens this weekend, it faces off against Sony’s comedy “One of Them Days,
"Wolf Man," starring Juila Garner and Christopher Abbott tries a new spin on the classic werewolf movie. Lee Whannell co-wrote and directed the film.
Even the most famous cinematic werewolf, the titular Wolf Man introduced by Universal Pictures in 1941, has struggled to stand out. Watching these movies back-to-back forces you to confront a reality that goes beyond the vampire-vs.
I brought that specific curiosity with me to the Wolf Man press day earlier this month in Los Angeles, where I had the chance to interview director Leigh Whannell. I asked about Gosling’s original involvement and how much the movie changed with the recasting,
Wolf Man stars Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott join producer Beatriz Sequeira and writer/director Leigh Whannell to discuss how they reimagined the iconic werewolf tale and the essentials of telling a good werewolf story.
Leigh Whannell returns to the Universal vein with Wolf Man, shooting this werewolf tale full of modern anxiety.
A ccording to an old parable, we all hold two wolves within. We must feed the good wolf in order to build its strength. Then there’s the werewolf. It lives within as well. And when he comes out to play, bringing humanity’s suppressed animalism to the surface, you can bet there’s a bad moon rising.