THE INVISIBLE MAN Director Leigh Whannell To Helm WOLFMAN Reboot Starring Ryan Gosling

THE INVISIBLE MAN Director Leigh Whannell To Helm WOLFMAN Reboot Starring Ryan Gosling

In news which should make horror fans very happy, it's been announced that Universal has hired The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell to helm the upcoming Wolfman reboot starring Ryan Gosling...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 08, 2020 01:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror

We recently found out that Ryan Gosling (Blade Runner 2049, First Man) had signed on to play the lead in Universal's Wolfman reboot, and the project has now found a director.

According to Variety, The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell is in negotiations to helm the movie. The fan-favorite filmmaker will also work on the treatment for the film, based on an original idea of his own. He won't actually pen the full script, however, as that'll be written by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo (Orange is the New Black).

Specific plot details are still under wraps, but the reboot is expected to be a modern-day retelling of the classic tale. It's also been described as being "in the vein of Jake Gyllenhaal’s thriller Nightcrawler, with an obvious supernatural twist." Gosling will play an anchorman who is bitten by a werewolf and embarks in some carnivorous lunar activities of his own.

The "Dark Universe" may be no more, but Universal is hoping to follow up the success of The Invisible Man with an entire series of films based on the classic monsters. Along with The Wolfman, the likes of Elizabeth Banks' The Invisible Woman, Karyn Kusama's Dracula, Dexter Fletcher's Renfield, and Paul Feig's Dark Army are also in development.

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tmp3
tmp3 - 7/8/2020, 1:23 PM
Invisible Man was really great stuff, and Upgrade ruled, so it's nice to see Whannell playing in the genre sand-box again. Also, between this and the Lord/Miller space film, Gosling's got some awesome projects coming up.
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 7/9/2020, 1:19 AM
@tmp3 - I know I'm super late to the game, but I watched Invisible Man this weekend, finally. Was blown away. Super good. Loved Upgrade. Can't wait for a new and modern take on The Wolfman. Hopefully my boy Drac gets a nice reboot
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/9/2020, 2:22 AM
@Dredd97 - Karyn Kusama, who did Destroyer and The Invitation, is doing Dracula!
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 7/8/2020, 1:26 PM
Good casting. He did the best cinematic 'letting the monster out' scene in Drive.

tmp3
tmp3 - 7/8/2020, 1:27 PM
@FleischerSupes - Love that movie
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/8/2020, 1:47 PM
@FleischerSupes - A girl I dated my senior year of high school asked to borrow my Drive dvd purely for Gosling. She then let her friend borrow it and I haven't seen it since.

That was 8 years ago...
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 7/8/2020, 2:13 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 -
BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 7/8/2020, 1:29 PM
Given Gosling's recent filmography in selecting really good movies, I'm sure this isn't a simple cash grab movie. Looking forward to hearing more.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 7/8/2020, 1:31 PM
Oh damn, didn't realize it was the guy from Saw who directed Invisible Man, sweet. Speaking of, just watch IM last night and it was really well done, looking forward to his next movie.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 7/8/2020, 1:46 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life - Hell yeah. He also wrote Saw. He was James Wan's writer for a long time before they eventually went their separate ways.
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 7/8/2020, 1:34 PM




Really hope they go practical like the awesome 2010 movie
ProfessorFate
ProfessorFate - 7/8/2020, 5:53 PM
@Kevwebsz - A very underrated remake. People at the time crapped all over the familial trauma angle, but I think it gave a very psychological bent to the usual wolf-monster story.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/8/2020, 1:43 PM
Universal got Whannell on retainer like
CheeseMaker
CheeseMaker - 7/8/2020, 3:07 PM
@BlackBeltJones - Why wouldn't they? If they don't grab him some one else will.
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 7/8/2020, 1:44 PM
I am so down for this, Gosling plus Werewolfs with a modern twist what's not to love. I still need to see IM but I've heard great things. Just what ever they do please please use practical effects, it just looks so much better. My heart still hurts that we never got to see Wes Cravens Curse with the original practical effects done by Rick Baker.
GothamSon
GothamSon - 7/8/2020, 1:48 PM
I know there haven't been many releases this year given the pandemic, and I'm not the biggest Elizabeth Moss fan, but I will say this movie is hands-down the best movie of the year so far. Riveting from first scene to last



CheeseMaker
CheeseMaker - 7/8/2020, 3:07 PM
@GothamSon - a heart stopper no doubt.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 7/8/2020, 1:48 PM
Sweet. Die-hard fan of Whannell and Gosling. Can't wait to see what they come up with.
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/8/2020, 1:53 PM
I do hate CGI werewolves in movies, give me practical effects like what Rick Baker did with An American Werewolf In London.






GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 7/8/2020, 3:06 PM
@marvel72 - Non-CGI FX are the best.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 7/8/2020, 3:08 PM
@marvel72 -
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/8/2020, 4:12 PM
@GeneralZod - Exactly,CGI werewolves aren't scary,when I first watched An American Werewolf In London it scared the shit out of me and I love it.

Another one that's got great effects...



SnideCut
SnideCut - 7/8/2020, 9:45 PM
@GeneralZod - That's an oddly reductive statement. Practical effects are cool but to deny the advancements and achievements CG has made in producing convincing VFX is straight-up ignorant.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 7/9/2020, 9:20 AM
@SnideCut - Chillax, sailor. Did I deny the "advancements and achievements" of CG in VFX? No, I did not. I just voiced my personal opinion that non-CG FX are the best. I love CG FX for space films. Not so much for horror.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 7/9/2020, 9:23 AM
@marvel72 - The Thing, The Fly (86), Creepshow, there are others films whose use of practical effects left me distressed leaving a theater. I still have a hard time watching how Jeff Goldbum decays into Brundlefly. Seriously crazy-looking images from that film.

GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 7/9/2020, 9:26 AM
@marvel72 - Oh yeah, this one was good too.

SnideCut
SnideCut - 7/10/2020, 2:50 AM
@GeneralZod - my response was to you saying non-CG FX are the best my friend
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