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."
I was so happy with Invisible Man’s ending that I just don’t feel the artistic need to go forward with it,” he tells THR. “The financial need is something different. The studio might look at that and say,
The Wolf Man director talks body horror, the joys of practical effects and the influence of Michael Haneke and Jonathan Glazer.
Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man boasts some impressive filmmaking and fresh spins on werewolf lore, but its story lacks bite.
Universal/Blumhouse's Wolf Man might be set for a ruff time at the box office after taking in a disappointing $4+ million on Friday (including Thursday
"Wolf Man" has moments of suspense and psychological tension but leans too heavily on jump scares and a weak story, says film critic Peter Travers.
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.
Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell has said he wanted to put a new spin on the tired and tested werewolf horror movie with his latest film Wolf Man.
Wolf Man director Leigh Whannell also explains how films like American Werewolf In London pushed him to think outside the box for the transformation.
It probably was unrealistic to hope for something of a similar quality to that of “The Invisible Man.” The last time Leigh Whannell directed a movie, it was that almost shockingly good entry from early 2020.
If you’re going to pay money to see a movie called “Wolf Man,” you already know what you want: full moon, lots of mist, and a big, gnarly transformation scene in which a normal guy reverts to the atavistic man-beast we all know lurks within. It’s right there on the assembly instructions.