Wolf Man's Director Addressed Backlash Over Supposed First Look At The Character, But I’m Focused On The Promise He Made About The Creature’s Design. Story by Ryan LaBee • 1w.

T he Wolf Man director is ready to explain how he developed a new version of the iconic monster's design. As a modern reboot, the movie aims to reimagine the classic Universal 1941 monster movie, ...

Corrections & Clarifications: “Wolf Man” director and co-writer Leigh Whannell's name was incorrect in an earlier version of this article. Pity the werewolf. I mean, duh. You get bitten or ...

Granted, The Wolf Man isn’t a bad movie, and that principally accounts for Reed’s interest in the text. Here he thought he was going to watch some late-night schlock.

The Wolf Man did, however, inspire two official Universal-released remakes, including a new one hitting theaters this week, as well as countless inventive knockoffs that riffed on werewolf lore.

‘The Wolf Man’: THR’s 1941 Review. On Dec. 10, 1941, The Hollywood Reporter appraised the latest of Universal’s monster films, finding much to like in the title but wary of audience reaction.

A shrewd and effective update of The Wolf Man for the Boomer generation, it made werewolves scary again and marked the 1980s as a golden age for sophisticated prosthetics in monster movies.

The Wolf Man is, of course, now the cultural touchstone for every werewolf movie that followed, from Chaney’s memorable transformation scene to the script’s incorporation of monster lore.

The latest attempt at rebooting Universal’s classic Wolf Man series is nearly here and we’ve finally gotten our first look at what the werewolf will look like in the movie. And uh, well, it ...

Wolf Man Is Not Set in the Same Universe as Invisible Man, but Leigh Whannell Does See a Connection The Insidious and Saw writer also talked about that Halloween Horror Nights leak, Ryan ...