Universal’s latest attempt to revitalize its stable of classics has just received a major shot in the arm. Accomplished filmmaker Leigh Whannell and talented character actor Christopher Abbott are now officially on board the newest retelling of “Wolf Man,” which follows the 1941 original and the rather less successful 2010 reboot “The Wolfman.” Both Blumhouse and Universal are now hoping that the third time’s the charm for a remake that has endured a bit of a rocky production history itself. When Ryan Gosling and Whannell were originally involved, Whannell’s script was reported to take place in modern times and cut from the same cloth as “Nightcrawler.” THR has no information on whether those plans have changed at all, with the official logline merely stating that the story will follow “a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.”
Still, Whannell is receiving script credit alongside writers Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum, and Rebecca Angelo (the latter two of whom worked on this year’s “Dumb Money”). With Whannell back on directing duties, fans of “The Invisible Man” will no doubt be pleased with the idea of his refreshingly modern sensibilities mixing with the old-fashioned horrors of the original story. We’ve come a long way since the days of the so-called “Dark Universe” (may it rest in peace) and the future is certainly looking bright for Universal’s new approach to its classic IP.
Once again for good measure, “The Wolf Man” will start haunting theaters on October 25, 2024.
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