U niversal Pictures and Blumhouse are gearing up for their highly anticipated Wolf Man reboot.In the lead-up, director Leigh Whannell is also opening up about his approach to the film. The project ...

When it comes to werewolf movies, the Wolf Man franchise proper was not actually Universal's first effort. For that, you have to go back to 1935 and Werewolf of London, ...

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 ...

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 collects many aspects of pre-existing werewolf mythology, such as lycanthropy being a curse and an aversion to silver, that are now considered primary attributes of the werewolf.

‘The Wolf Man’ revolves around an everyman, Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.), who arrives at his father’s mansion in England after years of living in America.

‘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.

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.

“Wolf Man” is poised to open to $17 million to $21 million from 3,300 venues over the four-day frame, while “One of Them Days” looks to collect $8 million to $13 million from 2,650 ...

Sure, the original The Wolf Man of 1941 canonized the pop culture image of werewolves by having the upright Lon Chaney Jr. be buried underneath yak hair and prosthetic teeth, but even 85 years ...

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.