Leigh Whannell follows ‘The Invisible Man’ with another update on a classic from the Universal archives, unfolding in an isolated farmhouse in the Pacific Northwest.
Wolf Man debuts in US theaters tomorrow, January 17, and will serve as a reboot of the iconic 1941 Universal Monsters movie The Wolf Man. The new film features Christopher Abbott as Blake Lovell, the man who transforms into the titular monster following an encounter with a mysterious creature.
Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Ben Prendergast, Benedict Hardie, Zac Chandler, Beatriz Romilly, and Milo Cawthorne. SYNOPSIS: A family at a remote farmhouse is attacked by an unseen animal,
Fans of “SCTV” may remember a “Monster Chiller Horror Theatre” episode in which Joe Flaherty’s late-night host, Count Floyd, mistakenly programs a made-up Ingmar Bergman film, “Whispers of the Wolf,” thinking it’s a simple werewolf picture instead of a moody, existential mashup of Bergman’s “Hour of the Wolf” and “Persona.”
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Baseball broadcaster Bob Uecker, who played Harry Doyle in the "Major League" movies, died at age 90. (Scripps News) Clip for 'Wolf Man' starring Julia Garner, Christopher Abbott, Sam Jaeger, Matilda Firth, Benedict Hardie
Film Review, a movie directed by Leigh Whannell, written by Corbett Tuck and Leigh Whannell and starring Julia Garner
Despite Christopher Abbott’s commitment, director Leigh Whannell's 'Wolf Man' update proves too slow and serious to satisfy horror fans.
Julia Garner stars as a weary wife to Christopher Abbott, who might be transforming into a savage animal, in this cabin-in-the-woods thriller.
A review of 'Wolf Man' , a reboot of Universal's classic 1941 monster movie starring Christopher Abbott as man who morphs into wolf-like beast
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" has moments of suspense and psychological tension but leans too heavily on jump scares and a weak story, says film critic Peter Travers.
Filmmaker Leigh Whannell directed 2020's intriguing "The Invisible Man," but his latest classic monster redux is a shaggy mess that should have been curbed.