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" has moments of suspense and psychological tension but leans too heavily on jump scares and a weak story, says film critic Peter Travers.

The first reactions suggest that Whannell's Wolf Man may be a hit in the same way the original film was in 1941. The original has a Certified Fresh rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes from 43 reviews, but there's still an embargo on reviews for the latest installment, so only time will tell. Wolf Man hits theaters on January 17, 2025.

No Larry Talbot, and no cool old gypsy woman talking about when the Wolf Bane blooms, but it’s still “Wolf Man.” Christopher Abbott gets his Lon Chaney, Jr. on as a man who relocates his family to a farm he inherits.

Wolf Man”—a reboot of Universal Studios’ classic movie monster—is new in theaters this weekend. Find out where you can stream its classic werewolf predecessors. theaters this weekend.

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.”

Cue thirty years later as Blake now has a wife and daughter, played by Julia Garner and Matilda ... Whannell makes the decision to lean heavier into Lon Chaney Jr.’s design with some modern ...

"Wolf Man," starring Juila Garner and Christopher Abbott, is a new spin on the classic werewolf movie. Leigh Whannell co-wrote and directed the film.

Universal Pictures’ highly awaited Wolf Man hit the theatres on the 17th of January 2025. It brings forth a modernized take on the classic Universal Monsters legend.

It probably was unrealistic to hope for something of a similar quality to that of “The Invisible Man.” The last time Leigh Whannell directed a movie, it was that almost shockingly good entry from early 2020.

"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.

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.