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.
The actor admits the prosthetics took their toll, even though they helped him get into the right headspace for the character: "you feel like you're trapped a little bit, so it's a mental marathon as well.
Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man may take a simplistic approach, but its ending opens up a great deal of meaning for Christopher Abbott's tragic monster.
Stefan Pape interviews Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner & Leigh Whannell on new horror flick Wolf Man - out on January 17.
Prosthetic designer Arjen Tuiten tells IndieWire about the 5 stages to turning Christopher Abbott into a modern wolf man, all in-camera.
The writer-director was partially inspired by a close friend who died of ALS, but ultimatley lost a scene involving the affliction: "That's definitely one that hurt when I took it out."
Wolf Man writer-director Leigh Whannell discusses his spin on another Universal monster, the most challenging scenes, wolf vision, and more.
Director Leigh Whannell reinvents the monster myth in Blumhouse’s latest horror film.
For starters, she – and others – put too much stock in “The Invisible Man,” the horror film director Leigh Whannell ... When the husband (Christopher Abbott) has a close encounter ...
Wolf Man 2.5 out of 5 Stars Director: Leigh Whannell Writers: 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.
Julia Garner says Leigh Whannell made 'Wolf Man' a bit 'scarier' because he keeps the character 'familiar' before making him a monster.
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