“Wolf Man” is getting set to debut in theaters January 17. This is the latest horror feature film from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures featuring a classic monster. As far as the Wolfman is concerned it will be 84 years since it first debuted for Universal back in 1941. To direct this modern adaptation of this horror icon, Universal has entrusted a familiar face with the genre, Leigh Whannell, who also directed “The Invisible Man”.

TALKING HORROR WITH LEIGH WHANNELL

During this year’s New York Comic Con, Manny spoke with writer and director Leigh Whannell about “Wolf Man”, after the BlumFest panel. We talked about his comfort with these Universal horror icons and his approach to a modern take of the character. Whannell took some time to address the Universal Horror Nights blunder that sent social media into a frenzy regarding the look of the Wolfman. It was an amazing conversation that you can check out below!

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MORE ABOUT UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ WOLF MAN

Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake. A San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon. After his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth; Hullraisers, Coma).

Wolf Man

But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they’re attacked by an unseen animal. In a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable. Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without.

The film co-stars Sam Jaeger (The Handmaid’s Tale), Ben Prendergast (The Sojourn Audio Drama) and Benedict Hardie (The Invisible Man).

Wolf Man is directed by Whannell, whose previous films with Blumhouse include The Invisible Man, Upgrade and Insidious: Chapter 3. The screenplay is written by Leigh Whannell & Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo (Dumb Money).