The Wolf Man

American horror film

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January 17 2025 The Wolf Man reboot film was released in theaters.
December 13 2023 Leigh Whannell confirmed as director, replacing Cianfrance, and Christopher Abbott cast as the main character, with Gosling remaining as executive producer.
October 2021 Derek Cianfrance was reported to write and direct the Wolf Man reboot.
October 5 2021 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released The Wolf Man on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.
July 2020 Leigh Whannell entered early negotiations to direct the Wolf Man reboot, with Jason Blum announced as an additional producer.
May 2020 Ryan Gosling was cast as Wolf Man for the upcoming reboot, with Lauren Shuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo co-writing the script.
October 2018 The film was included in a limited edition Best Buy-exclusive Blu-ray set titled Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection.
August 2018 The Wolf Man was included in the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection Blu-ray box set.
November 8 2017 Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan moved on to other projects, leaving the future of the Dark Universe uncertain.
September 2017 The film received a Best Buy-exclusive SteelBook Blu-ray release with cover artwork by Alex Ross.
2016 The seven-film Complete Legacy Collection was released on Blu-ray, and The Wolf Man received a Walmart-exclusive Blu-ray with a glow-in-the-dark cover.
November 8 2016 Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan departed from the Dark Universe project, leaving its future uncertain.
October 2016 David Callaham was brought on board to re-write the script for The Wolf Man reboot.
June 2016 Dwayne Johnson was reported to potentially star as the main character in The Wolf Man reboot.
2014 Universal released The Wolf Man: Complete Legacy Collection on DVD, containing seven monster films.
November 2014 Universal hired Aaron Guzikowski to write a shared universe reboot of The Wolf Man.
2013 The Wolf Man received a standalone Blu-ray release.
2012 Universal released Werewolf: The Beast Among Us, which was originally planned as a spin-off of The Wolf Man but ultimately became an unrelated film.
2012 The Wolf Man was released on Blu-ray as part of the Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection box set, which included nine films.
2012 Bruce F. Kawin expanded his analysis in the book 'Horror and the Horror Film', further exploring the werewolf as an allegory for puberty and uncontrolled sexual desire.
2011 The Wolf Man remake won the Academy Award for Best Makeup.
February 12 2010 Universal Pictures released the remake of The Wolf Man, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Benicio del Toro as Lawrence Talbot. The film opened at No. 2 at the box office and received mixed reviews.

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